MDC

MDC

Moruca District Council is the representative body of eight Lokono villages in a coastal lowland environment with extensive forest resources, mangroves and coastal wetlands. The eight titled villages cover roughly 31% of the traditional lands of the MDC.  RFUS and APA have been supporting institutional strengthening efforts, including developing rules of procedure for Village Councils and guidelines for implementing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.

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Indigenous Women Rising: Breaking Barriers and Leading the Fight to Protect the Amazon

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The True Cost of Gold: Mining, Malaria, and the Fight for Indigenous Peoples’ Lands in Guyana 

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Leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Weigh in on Carbon Market Standard Revision

RFUS in the Press

Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard (Published by Mongabay)

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