UMDC

UMDC

Upper Mazaruni District Council  is the representative body of the Akawaio Indigenous people. Communities in the Upper Mazaruni are engaged in a legal case to secure collective title for the full extent of their territory at Guyana’s High Court since 1998, while the government continues to issue mining rights to outside miners over untitled traditional lands subject to the case, without their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). RFUS has assisted the UMDC in monitoring and analysis of the extent of mining operations in the region.

Reports

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)

RFUS in the Press

A Brave New World: Completely Digital Currency And Advocates (Published by The NonProfit Times)

News Releases

Rainforest Foundation US Launches Bitcoin Treasury to Protect Rainforests and Support Indigenous Rights

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