APA President, Mr. Lemmel Benson Thomas, recently participated in the 2nd Regional Meeting to discuss the progress and challenges in establishing the “Amazon Regional Platform of Indigenous Peoples.” This platform, an initiative by the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and…
Last week, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) highlighted the essential importance of Indigenous Peoples’ historic participation, contributions and efforts in the fight against Climate Change and environmental degradation at New York Climate Week. The Association was represented at the international…
September 25, 2024 For Immediate Release APA highlights concerns about Carbon Credits and REDD+ Initiatives Advocacy and Policy Officer of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), Mr. Nicholas Peters, on Tuesday, voiced concerns about the inadequate level of…
August 21, 2024 For Immediate Release President Ali failed to inform that APA supported the first National Toshaos Conference in 2003 The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) keenly listened to His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s presentation at the opening…
Amazonia 2.0 is a project that focuses on populations that “live in the forest and of the forest”, in a “bottom-up” work, that strengthens local capacities to create their management models to prevent, address and mitigate damage, safeguarding natural heritage.
A Participatory Assessment of the Land Tenure Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Guyana Report for Regions 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9
By Jean La Rose, Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) Today, May 21, 2024, marks the first anniversary of one of the most tragic days in Guyana’s history. Last year, five days before Independence Day, the Mahdia dormitory fire claimed the lives…
`It is sad and troubling that the government views differing opinions as destructive and rooted in political bias’ A non-governmental Indigenous Peoples organisation has taken issue with disparaging remarks made against it by Guyana’s Head of State at a meeting…
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) continue to express their disagreement with the government’s handling of the carbon credit process with their participation in a thematic hearing on ‘the impact of carbon market expansion on Indigenous Peoples and local communities in…
Case Study on Challenges for “High-Integrity” Labels in Carbon Markets
