THE Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project (GMRP) since its inception has aimed to address the decline in the mangrove forest area in Guyana. As such, a number of large-scale mangrove-restoration projects were done. The Wellington Park Mangrove Restoration Project is one such project. The primary objective of this project is to seek the commitment of Guyanese […]
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AS citizens of this beautiful country, we have an important role when it comes to matters concerning the environment and our health. The environment is everybody’s business since we all depend on it in one way or another. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is committed to promoting sound environment management and sustainable use of Guyana’s
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“LAND has true value. Invest in it.” This is the theme for the observance of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD) this year. Each year, WDCD is observed on June 17 to raise awareness on the global and national actions that address desertification, land degradation and drought. This year’s theme puts a focus
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Encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean FOR our World Environment Day and Earth Day celebrations, the focus was on putting an end to plastic pollution. For World Oceans Day, another key day on the environmental calendar, the fight against plastic pollution continues. World Oceans Day, celebrated each year on June 8, focuses on encouraging solutions
Together we can #End Plastic Pollution OUR vision is that decades from now, those beautiful words penned by Valerie Rodway could be sung with sincere meaning and would be a true reflection of our native land. This vision, however, is under threat from plastic pollution. The global movement to ‘End Plastic Pollution’ that has been
LAST Thursday, Guyana joined the rest of the World in celebrating International Women’s Day. International Women’s day is not just a symbolic day on the International Calendar which highlights the value of women around the world. It also provides the opportunity for us to recognise and reflect on the progress and significant contributions of women
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Message from the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) ON March 03, Guyana joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Wildlife Day 2018. At the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2013, March 3, was declared World Wildlife
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AS WE begin a New Year, the Management and Staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wish all of our readers a prosperous 2018. Traditionally, the beginning of a new year is dubbed the ideal time to start a new chapter in our lives, hence we set our resolutions for the year ahead. We hope
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In this week’s article, we continue to look at the EPA’s Environmental Guidelines for Poultry Rearing. As was stated in last week’s article, poorly managed poultry rearing operations can result in odour nuisance, water and land pollution and lead to human health conditions of the skin, eye and ear. Additionally, waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea
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OVER the past two Saturdays, there was a hub of activity along two popular segments of our coast, namely the Kingston Seawall and No. 63 Beach. Volunteers, mainly from Regions Four and Six, turned out in their numbers to support International Coastal Clean-up, 2017. Having its origin in the United States, this event has grown
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