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Declaration of Kanashen Village as an Amerindian Protected Area.

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Community management Indigenous peoples Protected area
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Instrument, made by the Minister of State under section 39 of the Protected Areas Act declares Kanashen Village to be an Amerindian Protected Area. Kanashen Village is communal village lands held by the Village Council on behalf of the Wai Wai Amerindian people of that Village. The Village Council is the Sole Management Authority for the Amerindian Protected Area. The area will be managed as a Category VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources protected area under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Protected Areas Categories System.

Full text
English
Website
mola.gov.gy

References - Legislation

Implements

Protected Areas Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011).

Legislation | Guyana | 2011

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Climate change, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Sustainable development, Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Protected area, National parks, Institution, Marine protected areas, Hunting/capture, Community management, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX