The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) last evening elected a new executive committee and vowed to pursue land rights concerns and insist on adequate consultations on carbon initiatives.
It charged that none of the 66 communities present at two days of deliberations felt that consultations by the government with them on the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) were adequate.
The APA’s 8th General Assembly met at the St Paul’s Retreat Centre at Better Hope on the East Coast of Demerara to discuss