Declaration of Kanashen Village as an Amerindian Protected Area.
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december 2016
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LEX-FAOC172051
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This Instrument, made by the Minister of State under section 39 of the Protected Areas Act declares Kanashen Village to be an Amerindian Protected Area. Kanashen Village is communal village lands held by the Village Council on behalf of the Wai Wai Amerindian people of that Village. The Village Council is the Sole Management Authority for the Amerindian Protected Area. The area will be managed as a Category VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources protected area under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Protected Areas Categories System.
Implements: Protected Areas Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011). (2011-09-21)
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