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| Indigenous
peoples' struggle for land rights highlighted as World Bank grants
government $200,000 to develop national plans aimed at slowing deforestation The Amerindian Peoples Association is urging the government of Guyana and international agencies to resolve indigenous peoples' land rights issues before continuing with its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and World Bank-funded projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Indigenous leaders say the government has grabbed traditional lands, sometimes demarcated without the knowledge of the indigenous communities, and are calling on the government to uphold its international obligations to indigenous peoples. Read the article on Reuters. 3 July 2010 |
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Peoples and Sustainable Livelihoods in Guyana: an overview of experiences and potential opportunities by Tom Griffiths and Lawrence Anselmo Brief report summarising key findings of a rapid survey of income-generating initiatives among indigenous peoples in Guyana, including a review of possible alternatives to mining. The research was carried out by the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) in collaboration with the North-South Institute (NSI). June 2010 |
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Land, Our Future Promoting Indigenous Participation and Rights in Mining, Climate Change and other Natural Resources Decision-making in Guyana by Marcus Colchester and Jean La Rose Final report of the Amerindian Peoples Association/Forest Peoples Programme/North-South Institute project on 'Indigenous perspectives on consultation and decision-making about mining and other natural resources: toward community strengthening, dialogue and policy change' May 2010 |
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Release Indigenous leaders harassed for exercising their constitutional rights; criticized for demanding respect for their inherent land rights Indigenous leaders, who chose to exercise their right to free speech as guaranteed in the Constitution of Guyana, are now being targeted by the government as a direct result of the public statement by participants at the Workshop on Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Extractive Industries and National Development Policies in Guyana. (See the public statement below.) Press Release issued by the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) 12 March 2010 |
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Letter to the Norwegian Agency for Development
Cooperation (NORAD) by indigenous peoples' leaders in Guyana Leaders express their concerns about the Low Carbon Development Strategy/REDD+ plans (LCDS/REDD+) currently being elaborated by the Government of Guyana. March 2010 |
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Release Indigenous Peoples Demand Action on Land Rights, Consent Issues At a week-long workshop on 'Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Extractive Industries and National Development Policies in Guyana' from 2-8 March 2010, the topics covered were: indigenous peoples' right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) and the extractive sector, the Government of Guyana's recent Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and REDD+ policies. Amerindian leaders shared their experiences of both public-sector and private development projects and proposals within their territories. They concluded that Guyana's current practices do not adequately respect the rights of indigenous peoples. Press release issued by Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) Also see Public Statement by participants, below. 9 March 2010 |
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Statement by participants Workshop on Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Extractive Industries and National Development Policies in Guyana Statement by participants,including Toshaos, village leaders, regional leaders, district leaders, community leaders, and APA Executive Leaders Georgetown, Guyana 2-8 March 2010 |
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| Guyana:
indigenous peoples, forests and climate initiatives An FPP review of early lessons flowing from REDD planning and activities in Guyana. It finds that more genuine attention must be paid to land tenure and rights issues. FPP: Rights, forests and climate briefing series November 2009 |
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| Guyana:
los pueblos indígenas, los bosques y la iniciativas climáticas Serie de informes sobre Derechos, bosques y clima Noviembre de 2009 |
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| Land The case of the Akawaio and Arekuna of the Upper Mazaruni District, Guyana Audrey J Butt Colson Dr Colson addresses the problems facing the Akawaio (Kapong) and Arekuna (Pemong) people of the upper Mazaruni basin, relating to their claims to ancestral land occupation and rights. In addition to the detailed literary and field material, there is a summary of the salient features of Akawaio and Arekuna land occupation, management, use and its sacred nature, all of which are supporting an urgent request for legal entitlement to their ancestral lands currently being put to the High Court in Georgetown. 432 pages. Last Refuge Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9544350-7-3. August 2009 |
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| Public
statement of participants from the Workshop on indigenous peoples' rights, REDD and the draft Low Carbon Development Strategy (Guyana) June 2009 For summary Workshop Report - see below |
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| Declaración
pública de los participantes del Taller sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, la REDD y el proyecto de Estrategia de Desarrollo con Bajas Emisiones de Carbono (Guyana) Junio de 2009 |
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| Indigenous
peoples' rights, REDD and the draft Low Carbon Development Strategy
(Guyana) A summary report of a workshop held in the Regency Suites, Georgetown, 24-26 June 2009 Amid growing concerns regarding top-down climate and low carbon development policies, Amerindian leaders met in Georgetown to identify risks and opportunities stemming from these initiatives. This document contains a summary of the discussions and the outcome of the meeting. Report by Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) June 2009 |
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| Guiana
Shield Resolution on IIRSA (Integration of South American Regional
Infrastructure) Indigenous peoples' statement on regional infrastructure development plans for the Guiana Shield region April 2009 |
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| Guiana
Shield Resolution on Climate Change and REDD Indigenous peoples' statement on climate change and national/international climate change mitigation policies affecting indigenous territories in the Guiana Shield region April 2009 |
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| Letter
sent by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(CERD) in response to the follow-up report submitted by the APA and the FPP in July 2008 (below) August 2008 |
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| Follow-up
report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(CERD) concerning the situation of indigenous peoples in Guyana. Submitted by the Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana (APA) and the FPP (For Original submission and Concluding Observations, 2006, see below) July 2008 |
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| Samling
plays leading role in Guyana’s illegal logging scandal Media release by Bruno Manser Fonds 19 October 2007 |
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FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent - Work: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous People FPP review of indigenous peoples' experiences with applying the principle of FPIC in Suriname, Guyana, Peru, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines Marcus Colchester and Maurizio Farhan Ferrari June 2007 |
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| Poniendo
en práctica el CLPI -Consentimiento libre, previo e informado- Desafíos y perspectivas para los Pueblos Indígenas El informe resume algunas experiencias de pueblos indígenas con referencia a la aplicación del principio de consentimiento libre, previo e informado en Suriname, Guyana, Malasia peninsular, Perú, Indonesia, Papua Nueva Guinea y Filipinas Marcus Colchester y Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Junio de 2007 |
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| Pour
une bonne application du libre consentement préalable et éclairé
: Défis et perspectives pour les peuples autochtones Ce rapport présente un résumé de certaines expériences des peuples autochtones dans l'application du principe de libre consentement préalable et éclairé au Suriname, au Guyana, en Malaisie péninsulaire, au Pérou, en Indonésie, en Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée et aux Philippines Marcus Colchester et Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Juin 2007 |
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| Menjadikan
FPIC - Prinsip Persetujuan Tanpa Paksaan atas dasar Informasi Awal
- Berjalan: Tantangan dan Peluang bagi Masyarakat Adat Laporan tentang 'pekerjaan yang tengah berlangsung' ini menyarikan sejumlah pengalaman masyarakat adat dalam penerapan prinsip FPIC di Suriname, Guyana, Peninsular Malaysia, Peru, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea dan Filipina Marcus Colchester dan Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Juni 2007 |
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desk-based review of the treatment of indigenous peoples' and social
issues in large and medium-sized GEF biodiversity projects (2005-2006) FPP analysis of 23 GEF projects into its treatment of indigenous peoples' rights and social issues in the design of its large conservation projects - in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, India, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela Compiled by Liam Taylor and Tom Griffiths February 2007 |
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Peoples, Customary Use and State Forests: the case for reform Marcus Colchester Draft paper presented to the 11th Biennial Congress of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) Bali, Indonesia, 19-23 June 2006 |
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| Pueblos
del bosque, utilización consuetudinaria y bosques estatales:
argumentos para una reforma Marcus Colchester Junio de 2006 |
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Wiizi - Wa Kaduzu Our territory - Our Custom Customary Use of Biological Resources and Related Traditional Practices within Wapichan Territory in Guyana - an indigenous case study This study summarises how the Wapichan people in Guyana customarily use biological resources within their traditional territory in the South Rupununi, and explores the opportunities and challenges relating to effective implementation of article 10(c) of the CBD at the local and national level. Beryl David, Percival Isaacs, Angelbert Johnny, Larry Johnson, Maxi Pugsley, Claudine Ramacindo, Gavin Winter and Yolanda Winter April 2006 |
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Wiizi - Wa Kaduzu Nuestro Territorio - Nuestras Costumbres
Uso Consuetudinario de los Recursos Biológicos y Prácticas Tradicionales Asociadas dentro del Territorio Wapichan en Guyana - Un estudio de caso indígena Este estudio presenta un resumen sobre la forma en que en el pueblo Wapichan en Guyana viene utilizando los recursos biológicos dentro de su territorio en el Sur de Rupununi de manera consuetudinaria, y explora las oportunidades y retos que hay que enfrentar con respecto a la implementación efectiva del artículo 10(c) del CDB, tanto a nivel local como nacional. Beryl David, Percival Isaacs, Angelbert Johnny, Larry Johnson, Maxi Pugsley, Claudine Ramacindo, Gavin Winter y Yolanda Winter Abril 2006 |
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| Concluding
Observations by the UN Racial Discrimination Committee (CERD)
on the report submitted by FPP and APA in January 2006 (below) March 2006 |
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| Submission
to the UN Racial Discrimination Committee (CERD) by FPP and APA on the adoption of racially discriminatory legislation by the Republic of Guyana January 2006 |
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In Search of Middle Ground: |
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| Forjando
un Espacio de Negociación Pueblos indígenas, representación colectiva y el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado Esta ponencia ilustra los problemas comunes que los pueblos indígenas enfrentan y las diversas soluciones que han desarrollado para responder a estos retos, basándose en unas investigaciones participativas llevadas a cabo en colaboración con organizaciones indígenas en Guyana, India, Venezuela e Indonesia. Marcus Colchester y Fergus MacKay Traducción al español: febrero de 2006 |
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| Supplemental
Report on the Initial Report of the Republic of Guyana on the Convention
on the Rights of the Child November 2003 |
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| Mining
and Amerindians in Guyana Final report of the APA/NSI project on 'Exploring Indigenous Perspective on Consultation and Engagement within the Mining Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean' by Marcus Colchester, Jean La Rose and Kid James (Link to the North-South Institute's Research Projects web page, 'Ensuring Development Sustainability') April 2002 |
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| The
Guyana National Protected Areas System Project Paper prepared for the Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Forests and the World Bank: Policies and Practice May 2000 |
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| Indigenous Peoples,
Land Rights and Mining in the Upper Mazaruni Upper Mazaruni Amerindian District Council, Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana and FPP 2000 |
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| Undermining
the Forests The need to control transnational mining companies: a Canadian case study FPP, PIP Links and WRM 2000 |
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| Socavando
los bosques La necesidad de controlar a las empresas mineras transnacionales: un estudio de caso canadiense FPP, PIP Links y WRM 2000 |
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| Miner
les forêts La nécessité de contrôler les sociétés minières transnationales : une étude de cas sur le Canada FPP, PIP Links et WRM 2000 |
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| Guyana:
Fragile frontier Loggers, miners and forest peoples Marcus Colchester 1997 |
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