Our Environment

  A common saying goes ‘You never miss the water till the well runs dry’. While this is usually applied figuratively, we Guyanese are beginning to feel the literal effects of water shortage. In the middle of a prolonged dry period, the importance of water has been magnified.

On September 16, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that this day will be celebrated as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, annually. This was done to commemorate the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987. This Protocol was developed under the Vienna Convention, which was adopted in

  Guyana has one of the largest unspoiled rainforests in South America, some parts of which are almost inaccessible by humans.

This week we will focus on a very important plant species well known across the coastal plains of Guyana. Mangroves cover about 290 km of Guyana’s 430 km coast, and line many of our rivers. They are unique plant species as they can survive under harsh conditions, such as water poor in oxygen, salt water,

This week as we continue looking at the Environmental Protection Regulations (2000) we turn our focus to the Environmental Protection (Water Quality) Regulations (2000), which were developed to address the problem of water pollution.

Loud music blaring from cars and push carts; construction equipment operating, amplifiers blasting from places of worship; dogs barking in the middle of the night; loud generators and equipment operating at various types of workshops are examples of noise pollution around us.  Some get accustomed to the noise while others find it an unbearable nuisance.

We buy, we use, we throw away. This trend seems to be getting the better of us judging from our constantly overflowing dumpsters and the Styrofoam and plastics that clog the drains and the quickly filling landfill.

Spray-painting is a fast growing type of economic activity in our country. Some chemicals used in spray-painting have the potential to negatively affect people and the environment. Therefore, it is important to manage any spray-painting waste substance in a sound way to prevent any significant impact on society. Here are some tips to help spray-painting