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LCDS article did not properly reflect what took place

Jul 01, 2009 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
We write to communicate concerns about your article, “Guyana’s Low Carbon Strategy outreach gathers momentum” published on June 28, 2009.
As Amerindian leaders and elders who were present at the said “consultations”, we strongly feel that your article does not properly reflect what took place during the recent meetings in Region 9.
While it is true that positive statements were expressed about the need to protect the forest and fight climate change, numerous participants voiced concerns over specific proposals in the President’s draft Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), which are not mentioned in your report.
In particular, participants raised our outstanding land issues and asked how the strategy would respect our rights as protected under international norms that are still not adequately safeguarded under the 2006 Amerindian Act and other national laws.
Many people called for full respect for our traditional farming and activities on our traditional lands [both titled and untitled] while others highlighted the need to address land claims upfront before implementation of forest conservation schemes.
Several individuals also conveyed serious concerns about LCDS proposals to support large-scale rice and soya bean farming in fragile savannah ecosystems.
We call on the Kaieteur News to ensure that further reporting provide a balanced perspective of issues raised and views expressed by rights holders and citizens in future low carbon news stories. May we also respectfully recommend that in the future the Kaieteur News not rely solely on the Government reports for information but also on the public views on the LCDS.
Tony James, Aishalton Village. Ron James, Aishalton Village. Dave Lewis, South Central Rupununi. Sydney Allicock, North Rupununi. Gavin Winter, Aishalton Village

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