Under the Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Norway, the Government of Guyana is obligated to establish a system of Independent Forest Monitoring to allow for the development of a mechanism to assess legality in the forest sector.
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Guyana participated in the just concluded 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in the Indian capital, New Delhi, under the theme `Protecting the Global Commons: 20 Years Post Rio’. The February 2-4 summit held at the Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi was opened by Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh.
LCDS press release
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The Office of Climate Change (OCC) and Project Management Office (PMO), within the Office of the President are currently working towards moving forward with activities as part of Guyana’s climate initiatives and the LCDS. Read more…
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The indigenous Wapichan people of Guyana, South America, will make public today a locally-made digital map of their traditional territory alongside a ground-breaking community proposal to care for 1.4 million ha of pristine rainforest for the benefit of their communities and the world. Read more…
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A major milestone for agriculture in the Rupununi was reached as harvesting of 82 acres of paddy expected to yield between 65 to 70 tonnes of rice commenced at Moco-Moco, Region Nine on Thursday.
“This might be a little success and (show) the way to go forward,” Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Madanlall Ramraj said of the pilot project in the flatlands bordered by the towering Kanuku Mountains.
IUCN announces roles for Jagdeo
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Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is to take on the part-time roles of High Level Envoy for Sustainable Development in Forest Countries and Patron of Nature within the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Read more…
Government signs biofuel agreement
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Guyana-based ANSA McAL Trading Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Guyana government for the establishment of an ethanol production project on September 30 last year.
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