Our Environment

MINISTER of Governance with responsibility for the environment sector, the Hon. Minister Raphael Trotman, has reiterated his ministry’s support of efforts being undertaken, with the Region Ten Administration Office receiving backing for their clean-up conducted on May 31.

There are two marked rainy seasons during the year in Guyana – a long rainy season from April to August and a short rainy season from November to January.

In order to understand what Community-based Tourism is all about, we must first have an idea of what constitutes a community. 

In 2000, a suite of four ‘Pollution Prevention’ Regulations developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) became enforceable. One of these Regulations is the Hazardous Wastes Management Regulations which is intended to aid in the control of hazardous discharges whether on land or into the air and water ways.

The ocelot is a wild cat that has historically been hunted for its fur. At one time it faced the threat of extinction. It is mainly found in four distinct clusters across Central and South America: Central America and Mexico, north-northwest South America, north-northeast South America and southern South America.

Our Environment determines so much in our everyday lives and existence, whether it’s our personal or ambient surroundings. One big determinate of it’s ever changing state is our health; hence the concept of Environmental Health comes into focus. Environmental Health according to the World Health Organization places focus on all physical, chemical, and biological factors

THE United Nations has designated May 22nd as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This year’s theme, ‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’, signals the importance of efforts made, at all levels, to establish a set of Sustainable Development Goals, as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development

Imagine a narrow strip of flat mud stretching approximately 459 km in length and 26 to 77 kilometers wide, extending from the Corentyne River in the east to the Venezuelan border in the northwest. Now imagine a place where vast ecosystems are swallowed up whole by a much larger ecosystem. Providing a heaven for not

Our Environment determines so much in our everyday lives and existence, whether it’s our personal or ambient surroundings. One big determinate of it’s ever changing state is our health; hence the concept of Environmental Health comes into focus. Environmental Health, according to the World Health Organisation, places focus on all physical, chemical, and biological factors

Water is a small molecule made up of just two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen (H2O). It is a renewable resource that is important in many processes that produce energy.  This colourless, transparent, odourless and tasteless liquid is abundant in seas, lakes, rivers, and is the basis of the fluids of all