Sustainable Forest Livelihoods for Communities of Guyana and Suriname

ongoing

The project will contribute to collective efforts to safeguard the Amazon rainforest, its biodiversity and its peoples.It aims to increase local capacityterritorial governance and foster the development of sustainable value chains without deforestation.The project aims to support local authorities and communities in Guyana and Suriname in the governance of territories, the development of sustainable and equitable income-generating activities, as well as in the establishment of sustainable financial mechanisms.The project consists of several components managed by World Wildlife Fund Guianas (WWF Guianas) in Guyana and Suriname. A specific component dedicated to forest governance in Suriname is implemented by Stichting voor Bosbeheer en Bostoezicht (SBB)Two pilot regions will be selected in Guyana and two in Suriname.The project components are:Support to institutional forest governance - SBB (Suriname Only),Support to sustainable local community capacity development governance - WWF,Support to sustainable nature and forest based livelihood opportunities, for local communities - WWF,Project management and cross-cutting actions - WWF.