LCDS in perspective

THE Government of Guyana has ensured that Amerindian communities across the country continue to benefit directly from the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) funds. As many as 242 Amerindian communities have benefitted from the carbon credit initiative, with both President Dr. Irfaan Ali and National Toshaos Council (NTC) Chairman Derrick John expressing satisfaction with the way […]

THE Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) organized a two-day trip to Guyana for a delegation from the Korea Forest Service. The purpose of the visit was to examine a potential collaboration initiative on mangrove restoration that was submitted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS), and a second area on exploring REDD+ cooperation project with the […]

ALL signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are obligated to submit reports that detail their progress in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation to the Convention. Once the Paris Agreement took effect in 2015, countries were requested to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), detailing their strategies for reaching the […]

TO commemorate International Youth Day, a panel discussion and exhibition was held at the Pegasus Hotel by the Coordinator of Projects financed through the Guyana Norway Agreement, the Environmental Awareness Coordinator, and the Senior Manager at DAI, SBG. Young people from all over Guyana attended the event, which was centred on the theme, “Green skills […]

IN his quest to ensure that the country continues to have a significant international voice on environmental protection and climate security, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, met with 13-year-old Ismachiah Oduwole, a footballer from California, USA, who is also playing his role in contributing towards climate action and environmental advocacy. During their meeting, the President […]

AS a result of an agreement signed in December between the Guyanese government and Hess Corporation, the country’s first carbon credits, which have been in the works for a long time, have earned and transformed lives. Between 2022 and 2032, Hess has committed to buying 37.5 million carbon credits from Guyana for a minimum of […]