Guyana hosting regional meet on land, forest access guidelines

The Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Environment ministries are hosting a meeting for government, civil society and other stakeholders from the Caribbean region to discuss the implementation of the ‘Voluntary Guidelines’ on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forest, in the context of food security.

Around 80 participants, including from academia and private sector representatives, will explore the potential for implementing the guidelines at a meeting set for June 19 to June 21, a press release from the UN’s Food and Agri-culture Organisation (FAO) said.

The guidelines are based on a