Resources

In September 2019, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), Rainforest Foundation US, and Forest Peoples Programme published a report on the land tenure situation of 20 indigenous communities in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region.

In Guyana, communities are suffering because they do not have title to the full extent of their traditional lands, or have no title at all. This report seeks to present a detailed picture of the current status of land rights for communities in the Potaro-Siparuni region (Region 8) in west-central Guyana.

En Guyana las tierras y los bosques consuetudinarios de los que dependen las comunidades están siendo ilegalmente destruidos por las industrias extractivas, las cuales están desarrollando su actividad dentro y fuera de las concesiones que les han sido asignadas, y las comunidades están sufriendo porque no tienen títulos de propiedad que cubran t

Au Guyana, les terres et forêts coutumières dont les communautés sont tributaires sont détruites illégalement par des industries extractives qui opèrent dans les concessions qui leur ont été attribuées, mais aussi à l’extérieur de ces concessions.

Di Guyana, tanah adat dan hutan yang diperlukan masyarakat dihancurkan secara ilegal oleh industri ekstraktif - beroperasi di dalam dan di luar konsesi yang dialokasikan - dan masyarakat menderita karena mereka tidak memiliki sertifikat kepemilikan penuh atas tanah tradisional mereka, atau tidak memiliki sertifikat hak milik sama sekali.

 More than four years after the signing of the Guyana-Norway MoU, this special report seeks to assess the quality of treatment of indigenous peoples’ rights in Guyana’s national policies on land, low carbon development and forests. The review draws on extensive community visits and policy analyses conducted by the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) and the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) between 2009 and 2013.

This urgent communication by FPP and APA has been submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights, the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights Obligations relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, the UN Special Rapporteur on to the

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments and observations on the revised draft Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) Guyana of April 2010.Please click here to read more.

Comments on the draft Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP) September 2009A. Strengths:The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) notes several important and helpful revisions to previous R-Plan now known as the RPP, including:

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.

Article 10(c) of the CBD requires States to protect and encourage customary use of biological resources. This study of and by the indigenous Ye'kwana and Sanema peoples of the Upper Caura, Venezuela, demonstrates that their traditional practices are clearly ‘compatible with conservation and sustainable use’. Encouragingly, the legal framework for State compliance already exists and merely needs to be put into practice.

El artículo 10(c) de la Convención sobre la diversidad biológica (CDB) exige a los Estados proteger y fomentar el uso consuetudinario de los recursos biológicos. Este estudio llevado a cabo con los pueblos indígenas (los Ye'kwana y los Sanema) del Alto Caura en Venezuela, y realizado por ellos mismos, demuestra que sus tradiciones son claramente “compatibles con la conservación y el uso sostenible” de los recursos. Además, es muy positivo el hecho de que el marco legal para la conformidad del Estado con el Convenio ya existe, y solamente necesita ser puesto en práctica.