The indigenous Wapichan people of Guyana will today unveil a locally–made digital map of their traditional territory along with a proposal to save 1.4 million hectares of pristine rainforest, to protect their land and to develop their communities.
In the making for a decade, the digital map of the area in the South Rupununi District, of Region Nine, which is the homeland of 20 Wapichan communities, is part of a long-standing campaign to have their rights to their traditional lands legally recognised, according to the South Central People’s Develop-ment Association (SCPDA).
The entire Wapichan territory in Guyana, the association said in a statement, is threatened by mega road and dam projects as