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BookletEco Players
Keeping the Rupununi wild through games
2022Also available in:
No results found.This activity booklet includes 15 educational wildlife management games adapted for the Rupununi region of Guyana. It is intended for facilitators (e.g. teachers, wildlife club coordinators, wildlife managers, rangers) working with children (aged eight and above) and adults, to raise awareness of several key aspects of wildlife management. The activities in Guyana are part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, an initiative of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and the Pacific States, which is funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment and the French Development Agency. The SWM Programme mobilizes an international group of partner organizations with experience and expertise in wildlife conservation, food security, and policy development. It is implemented through a consortium partnership, which includes the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). -
Book (stand-alone)The Karaawaimin Taawa
Insights from a biocultural assessment led by the Wapichan people in Guyana
2023Also available in:
No results found.The Karaawaimin Taawa book is a biocultural assessment resulted from the fruitful collaboration between community experts and scientists from the South Rupununi, and the SWM Programme in Guyana and around the world. It draws attention to the region’s biodiversity and its cultural ties to the Wapichan people. The assessment’s findings will hopefully help highlight the unique role that communities play in safeguarding their lands and resources. The SWM Programme is a seven-year initiative (2017-2024) implemented in 15 member countries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD). It is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The SWM Programme in Guyana is being implemented by the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission in coordination with CIFOR. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme grievance redress mechanism
Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme
2022Also available in:
No results found.This publication targets communities with whom the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme works in Guyana. It explains what the grievance redress mechanism is, why it is important and how it works. The SWM Programme in Guyana is encouraging coordinated community-driven initiatives that support food security and traditional livelihoods. These will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and terrestrial wildlife populations. The activities in Guyana are implemented by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in coordination with the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission and grass root organisations from the Rupununi. The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is developing innovative solutions based on field projects in 15 countries. It is a seven-year (2018–2024) Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) initiative, which is being funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD). It is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security: the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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