Joint Team Europe Initiative between Guyana and Suriname.
The Transformational Potential includes:
- Transition towards circular economy
- Social improvements: poverty alleviation, good governance, human rights
- Economic diversification
The Team Europe Proposal activities include:
- Improved governance, i.e. transparency/accountability for the management of forest resources; Recognition of indigenous people land rights; Business environment; Enabling private investments, etc.
- Eco-tourism, i.e. Nature-based recovery solutions; Protection of biodiversity hotspots; Job creation for local communities
- Forest carbon offsetting projects: Carbon-neutrality goals
- Mangrove rehabilitation and conservation: Sustainable value-chains
- Livelihood development, i.e. Improving sustainable forestry value chains & Work opportunities for indigenous people
