Arimae is an indigenous Panamanian community that incorporates two distinct cultures: Embera and Wounaan. It is located in the Collective Lands of Arimae / Embera Puru, 210 kilometers from the capital city, oriented to the edge of the Pan-American Highway, to the Northeast of Panama. In administrative terms, it is part of the Corregimiento of Santa Fe, District of Chepigana, Province of Darién.
On December 10, 2015, after 40 years of fighting, the 1,300 inhabitants (220 families) of Arimae and Emberá Puru received the title of their collective lands, by the National Land Administration Authority (ANATI). It is 8,191 hectares, of which 4,000 ha are estimated. correspond to primary forest.
Considering the favorable conditions created with the granting of title to the collective lands, the Local Congress of the Community of Arimae, of Emberá-Wounaan Collective Lands, agreed to design and implement, with the support of APRONAD, the "Climate Project, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) for the Voluntary Carbon Market (MVC) ".
The Agreement establishes "... prepare the technical, legal and administrative documentation necessary to register a Project according to the CCBA methodology, in the VCS Standard (Verified Carbon Standard), using at all times the principle of prior, free and informed consultation and the participatory techniques of Popular Education ". The decision was adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the Local Congress of the Community of Arimae.
The noted biologist Heraclio Herrera held a participatory community workshop, to identify on a map drawn up by the participants, the key aspects related to forest conservation and threatened wildlife. In addition, the alternatives for self-managed community development were analyzed. All this with a view to the income that will be generated by the sale of carbon credits.
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