Guyana_Bethany_APA_September2017_©FAOAmerindianPeoplesAssociation_2
Local members from the village of Bethany in Guyana examines proposed concessions on customary land as part of a workshop run by the Amerindian Peoples Association. In countries such as Guyana, which has initialed a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU, stakeholder involvement extends beyond simple consultations to include genuine and deliberative processes.
Insecure land rights for indigenous forest-dependent communities is a recurrent obstacle to good forest governance in Guyana. The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme has supported the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) to develop pilot Free Prior Informed Consent (IPIC) protocols in the village of Bethany. These protocols stipulate that logging companies must obtain consent before undertaking projects within Amerindian customary land. Initiatives such as these protect customary land, territories, and natural resources, as well as protecting Amerindian culture, livelihoods, and way of life.
Since the start of Phase III in 2016, the Programme has undertaken 14 projects in Guyana around legislative and policy reform, institutional strengthening and capacity building, and creating VPA monitoring structures
©FAO/Amerindian People’s Association
Guyana_Bethany_APA_September2017_©FAOAmerindianPeoplesAssociation_2
Local members from the village of Bethany in Guyana examines proposed concessions on customary land as part of a workshop run by the Amerindian Peoples Association. In countries such as Guyana, which has initialed a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU, stakeholder involvement extends beyond simple consultations to include genuine and deliberative processes.
Insecure land rights for indigenous forest-dependent communities is a recurrent obstacle to good forest governance in Guyana. The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme has supported the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) to develop pilot Free Prior Informed Consent (IPIC) protocols in the village of Bethany. These protocols stipulate that logging companies must obtain consent before undertaking projects within Amerindian customary land. Initiatives such as these protect customary land, territories, and natural resources, as well as protecting Amerindian culture, livelihoods, and way of life.
Since the start of Phase III in 2016, the Programme has undertaken 14 projects in Guyana around legislative and policy reform, institutional strengthening and capacity building, and creating VPA monitoring structures
©FAO/Amerindian People’s Association