All of the Amerindian communities visited in Region Seven as part of a land tenure assessment have reported a land and resource conflict with external parties on their titled and customary lands, according to the findings of a study undertaken by the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA).
The report, which was launched by the Association yesterday afternoon at the Regency Suites Hotel in Georgetown, also found that 16 of 20 communities visited reported that commercial mining and logging were harming their environment and the livelihoods of residents there.
The report represents 16 months of research on the land tenure situation of indigenous communities in the region, as part of a series that previously examined the situation in regions One, Two and Eight.
