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Renforesap Project RENFORESAP PROJECT RENFORESAP-PROJECT PROJET RENFORESAP Support the sustainable and respectful Duurzame en respectvolle ontwikkeling Favoriser un développement durable development of protected areas of the van beschermde gebieden in het Giua- et respectueux des aires protégées du Guiana Shield naschild ondersteunen Plateau des Guyanes Renforesap: Strengthening the network of protected Renforesap: het netwerk van beschermde gebieden Renforesap : Renforcer le réseau des aires protégées areas in the Guiana shield and their contributions to in het Guianaschild en hun bijdragen aan duurzame du plateau des Guyanes sustainable development respectful of local cultures, ontwikkeling met respect voor lokale culturen, et leurs contributions à un développement local values and lifestyles. waarden en manieren van leven versterken.. durable et respectueux des cultures et des modes de vie en site amazonien isolé. Een project dat wordt geïmplementeerd door A project being implemented by the French Guiana het Nationaal Park Frans-Guyana, de Protected Un projet porté par le Parc amazonien de Guyane, Amazonian Park, the Protected Areas Commission Areas Commission van Guyana, het ministerie voor la Commission des Aires protégées du Guyana, of Guyana, the Ministry of Regional Development regionale ontwikkeling en sport, het ministerie voor le ministère du Développement régional et du and Sport, the Ministry of Land Policy and Forest grondbeleid en bosbeheer van Suriname en de steun Sport, le ministère de la Politique foncière et de Management of Suriname and with the support from van internationale natuurbeschermingsorganisaties la Gestion forestière du Suriname, avec le soutien international nature conservation organizations die in de regio actief zijn. des organisations régionales œuvrant pour la working in the region. conservation de la nature. Het project is gericht op het opbouwen The project’s aim is to strengthen the resilience of van veerkracht van het bosmassief van het Le projet a pour but de renforcer la résilience the forests of the Guiana Shield and the livelihoods Guyanaschild en van het bij te dragen tot du massif forestier du plateau des Guyanes et de of local populations, in a context of increasing duurzame lokale ontwikkeling, in de context van contribuer à un développement local durable, climate change impacts on the region’s ecosystems. de klimaatverandering. De algemene doelstelling dans un contexte de changement climatique. Son Its overall objective is to reinforce the capacity of is om de capaciteit van het management van de objectif général est d’améliorer la capacité des aires protected or conservation areas so they can meet the (beschermde) natuurgebieden te versterken om protégées à répondre aux défis communs qu’elles common challenges they face. opgewassen te zijn tegen gemeenschappelijke rencontrent. RENFORESAP provides continuity with regional uitdagingen waarmee ze te maken hebben. initiatives (Guyana Shield Facility), the Integration RENSORESAP is een continuüm met regionale RENFORESAP est en continuité avec des initiatives of the Amazon Biome Protected Areas (EU project initiatieven (Guyanaschild-faciliteit), integratie régionales telles que le Guiana Shield Facility IAPA), the network of protected areas in South van beschermde gebieden in het Amazonebekken (GSF), le Réseau des Aires Protégées d’Amérique America (REDPARQUES) and the mobilization of (EU-project IAPA), netwerken tussen beschermde du Sud (REDPARQUES), la mobilisation des aires protected areas and carbon finance (REDD +) in gebieden in Zuid-Amerika (REDPARQUES) en protégées et le financement carbone (REDD+) dans national and regional strategies for climate change. mobilisering van beschermde gebieden en les stratégies nationales et régionales contre le koolstoffinanciering (REDD +) in nationale en changement climatique. regionale strategieën voor klimaatverandering. 2 3 PREPARATION OF VOORBEREIDING ELABORATION THIS DOCUMENT VAN DIT DOCUMENT DE CE DOCUMENT Context Context Contexte This document is one of the final deliverables of the Dit document is één van de af te leveren definitieve Ce document fait partie des livrables finaux du projet RENFORESAP project. producten van het RENFORESAP-project. RENFORESAP. Active participation in the Review of legal documents, Interviews with Analysis of Strengths, The consultants for each of the four themes were selected De consultants voor elk van de vier thema’s werden Les consultants, pour chacune des quatre thématiques, regional workshop on the strategic reports & representatives & Weaknesses, based on their expertise and experience in the area of geselecteerd op basis van hun expertise en ervaring in het ont été sélectionnés en fonction de leur expertise et Methodology concern. As far as possible, they were encouraged to betreffende onderwerp. Voor zover mogelijk werden zij de leur expérience dans le domaine concerné. Dans la theme of concern – meeting international conventions regional stakeholders of Opportunities & Threats participate in the corresponding regional workshop so aangemoedigd om deel te nemen aan de bijbehorende mesure du possible, ils ont été encouragés à participer à with key stakeholders the 3 partner countries – as to have a better understanding of the subject in its regionale workshop, om een beter begrip te krijgen van l’atelier régional correspondant afin d’avoir une meilleure Online surveys regional context and to meet stakeholders from the three het onderwerp in zijn regionale context en betrokkenen compréhension du sujet dans son contexte régional partner countries. Each consultant received support from uit de drie partnerlanden te ontmoeten. Elke consultant et de rencontrer les parties prenantes des trois pays Interviews met contact persons in each country who provided available werd ondersteund door contactpersonen in elk land, partenaires. Chaque consultant a bénéficié du soutien de Actieve deelname in de Doornemen van juridische Analyse van sterke en vertegenwoordigers documents, relevant contacts and insights on the theme. die beschikbare documenten, relevante contacten en personnes ressources dans les trois pays qui ont fourni regionale workshop over documenten, strategische zwakke punten, kansen en regionale inzichten over het thema aanleverde. les documents disponibles, les contacts pertinents et les Methodologie het betreffende thema rapporten en internationale en bedreigingen connaissances sur la thématique. betrokkenen van de drie - ontmoetingen met de conventies partnerlanden - online belangrijkste betrokkenen enquêtes Limitations Beperkingen Limites Participation à l’atelier Etude des documents Entretien avec les Analyse des atouts, Each consultant was confronted with certain obstacles Elke consultant kreeg tijdens de voorbereiding van dit Les consultants ont rencontré quelques obstacles pendant Méthodologie régional sur la thématique législatifs, des rapports représentants et acteurs faiblesses, opportunités during the preparation of this deliverable, in particular document te maken met bepaalde obstakels, vooral l’élaboration de la synthèse, notamment en raison des concernée - rencontre avec les stratégiques et des régionaux des 3 pays et menaces due to the elections held in early 2020 in Guyana and door de verkiezingen die begin 2020 in Guyana en élections tenues en début d’année 2020 au Guyana et Suriname as well as delays in the transitions to the new Suriname werden gehouden en vertragingen in de au Suriname, ainsi qu’au délai de mise en place des acteurs clés conventions internationales partenaires. governments. Additionally, the health crisis linked to the overdrachten aan de nieuwe regieringen. Bovendien nouveaux gouvernements. Par ailleurs, la crise sanitaire Questionnaire en ligne COVID-19 pandemic compromised most of the field work bracht de gezondheidscrisis in verband met de covid- liée au Covid a compromis certains travaux de terrain qui that had been identified in the work plans. Finally, the 19-pandemie het meeste veldwerk in gevaar dat in de avaient été identifiés dans les plans de travail. La barrière language barrier and, consequently, communicating and actieplannen geïdentificeerd was. Uiteindelijk vormden de la langue et, par conséquent, la communication et transmitting documents between the three territories, ook de taalbarrière en dientengevolge de communicatie transmission des documents entre les trois territoires, fait were also difficulties encountered by the consultants. en overdracht van documenten tussen de drie gebieden également partie des difficultés rencontrées. problemen voor de consultants. The appendices to this document are available via the following De bijlagen bij dit document zijn beschikbaar via de volgende link Les annexes de ce document sont disponibles via le lien suivant : link www.renforesap.com under the heading “Thematic Overviews” www.renforesap.com in de rubriek « Thematic Overviews” www.renforesap.com dans la rubrique « Thematic Overviews » 4 5 AAn Overview of Strategies against the Threats from Illegal Gold Mining in the Protected Areas of the Guianas TABLE OF CONTENTS ThE PROTECTED AREAS PROTECTED AREAS AnD ThREATS FROM GOlD MInInG 17 OF ThE GUIAnA ShIElD 8 General overview 17 Governance of the protected areas ThE PROTECTED AREAS IMPACTED bY GOlD MInInG 20 of Guyana 11 OVERVIEW OF ThE COUnTRIES’ GOlD MInInG SECTORS AnD Governance of the protected areas ThEIR IMPACT On PAS 23 of Suriname 13 General introduction 23 Governance of the protected areas Country profile of French Guiana 24 of French Guiana 15 Country
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