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Deforestation in Guyana Increases 300% Despite Forest Protection Deal
March 8, 2011
Guyana has seen deforestation rates soar over the last year, despite the signing of an agreement with the Norwegian government aimed precisely at supporting a reduction in deforestation rates, said Global Witness today.
Signed in November [...]
Cancun
January 4, 2011
From the start of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations in Cancun, a global agreement to curb carbon emissions by stopping widespread deforestation was expected to be one of the talks
Scrutinizing climate services at the Caribbean Meteorological Council in Grand Cayman
November 24, 2010
Meteorology experts and government officials from across the Caribbean region met in Cayman for the 50th session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council.
The programme began Thursday 18 November, launched by a meeting of the Board of Governors. [...]
President Jagdeo of Guyana Address to the United Nations General Assembly Sept 24th 2010
September 25, 2010
Sixty-Fifth Session of The United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 24, 2010
Mr. President, Distinguished colleagues Distinguished Secretary General Ladies and Gentlemen:
I bring to all delegates at this sixty-fifth United Nations [...]
Is President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana defrauding the world with his forest protection strategy?
December 10, 2009
Well, Janette Bulkan seems to think that President Jagdeo is selling his Low Carbon Development Strategy under false pretenses. Bulkan is Guyanese and was the former head of the Amerindian Research Unit at the University of Guyana. She now teaches [...]
New Species of Tree Discovered in Guyana.
December 9, 2009
Mongabay.com reported that a new species of tree was recently discovered in Guyana. According the article from Mongabay, the tree [Carapa akuri ] is common in Guyana but was once mistaken for Carapa guianensis, a tree widely found across the [...]
Is Guyana to increase deforestation despite touting green around the world?
November 22, 2009
President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has been recently circling the globe pushing the Low Carbon Development Strategy that he has developed for Guyana in order for Guyana to be compensated for maintaining prime rainforest cover as the world is [...]
Protecting Guyana
August 8, 2009
Since 2006, the Government of Guyana has been calling for bold action by rainforest nations and international partners to address deforestation.
Professor Narine lauds avoided deforestation drive- suggests Guyana join biological revolution
April 28, 2009
Professor Suresh Narine, Director of the Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IAST) on Thursday, told the University of Guyana
Guyana: Iwokrama working closely with communities to develop strategic benefit programmes
April 28, 2009
In an attempt to bridge the information gap that exists among Guyanese in relation to policies and programmes being implemented with ecological sustainable development in Guyana in mind, the Iwokrama International Centre has collaborated with [...]
