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On 28 February 2024, leaders of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples and civil society representatives from Peru, Colombia, Guyana and Brazil participated in a thematic hearing organised by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR or Commission) to highlight violations of their rights and collective territorie

El 28 de febrero de 2024, lideresas y líderes de pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes y representantes de la sociedad civil del Perú, Colombia, Guyana y Brasil participaron en una audiencia temática organizada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH o Comisión) para visibilizar vulneraciones de

First published on apaguyana.com The voluntary carbon market has come under intense scrutiny over conc

In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in Glasgow at COP26, more than 180 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, have signed an open letter that that calls on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of climate and environmental policy.

Over 150 civil society organisations and academics sign open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national environmental policy and practice

14 April 2021 (Disponible aquí en español)

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today launched a national land tenure assessment report, Our Land, Our Life: A Participatory Assessment of the Land Tenure Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Guyana. The report compiles the findings from participatory research carried out in Regions 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 over the past eight years from 2012-2020.

​​​​​​The National Toshaos Council -- the body of leaders of the indigenous villages in Guyana – held its annual conference in October 2019.

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.

Clear improvements can be seen in the final text, but much still remains to be done before future FLEGT licensed timber can guarantee that indigenous peoples’ rights are fully protected.

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.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is pleased to present a new comprehensive study on the lack of tenure security faced by indigenous communities in Guyana’s Northwest District. ‘Our Land, Our Life: A participatory assessment of the land tenure situation of indigenous peoples in Guyana’ was published in collaboration with UK non-governmental organisation Forest Peoples Programme (FPP).

Based on the experiences of Amerindian communities in Guyana, this briefing presents some of the main causes of forest conflicts in the country as well as recommendations for how to address these. In particular, the document presents the following points: • Lack of full recognition of indigenous peoples’ land rights in line with international law, absence of effective FPIC procedures and limited transparency in forest governance are key underlying causes of forest-related conflicts in Guyana; 

GEORGETOWN, May 13, 2016: The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) held its 9th General Assembly on 10-12 May 2016 in the village of Pakuri, Region 4. The main issues discussed during the assembly included land rights, climate change, and the various social and environmental issues affecting indigenous communities throughout the country. The assembly also highlighted the proactive measures communities are engaged in to build a stronger, greener, and more just Guyana.

In two newly released reports, indigenous leaders point out that the current concession allocations system in Guyana is unjust, severely flawed and facilitated by a national legal framework that does not fully respect their internationally protected rights to their customary lands and resources.“The foreign companies come and they have legal rights and we the people who have been living here all the time do not have legal rights.” [Resident, Kwebanna village]

 letter submitted by APA to the Carbon Fund of the FCPF before their meeting (27-30 April) to consider the eligibility of Guyana to develop an Emission Reduction Project Idea Note (ER PIN) under the FCPF framework. The letter makes arguments for why Guyana is not ready to develop an emission reductions programme yet.

This statement was presented by the indigenous representatives participating in a seminar organised by the Amerindian Peoples Association in Georgetown, February 2015.