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On November 21, the Deputy Toshao, Village Council Members, and FSOs welcomed the FLEGT team from the Guyana Forestry Commission, along with representatives from the EPA – Guyana, the Guyana_Revenue_Authority, the National Insurance Scheme – Guyana, the Ministry of Labour & Manpower Planning Guyana and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. The session is part of the EU-funded outreach under the FLEGT VPA Programme, implemented by IICA Guyana.
This activity, co-led by IICA Guyana’s facilitator, is part of the outreach cycle, which focuses on strengthening participatory capacity, improving compliance, and conducting a needs assessment with Indigenous and community-based forestry stakeholders. IICA’s facilitator co-led the engagement, supporting the FLEGT Secretariat in applying updated participatory and gender-responsive methods to identify key compliance challenges, resource gaps, and priority areas for future capacity building. These methods were supported through breakout groups that also focused on youth-responsive methods.
This activity was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Indigenous stakeholder participation, improve compliance-readiness, and ensure the inclusive implementation of the VPA.
Date
November 21, 2025
Venue
Community Benab
Place
Moraikabai
