Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

9/22/2018 Indigenous communities develop protocol to address forest monitoring | Guyana Times Indigenous communities develop protocol to address forest monitoring March 7, 2018 Promoting sustainable forests The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) with funding from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) developed a Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) protocol to monitor all activities conducted on their traditional lands. The project stemmed from prior engagement with communities, who asked for assistance to set up systems to monitor their own forests and the parts of the wood tracking system that were associated with their land and/or community. The APA received US$70,000 from the FAO to execute the project “Supporting priority https://guyanatimesgy.com/indigenous-communities-develop-protocol-to-address-forest-monitoring/ 2/5