The Government says it is considering an offer from Guyana to secure the future of its entire standing forest in return for a package of green technology and development aid from Britain.(see previous post)
A politician said "This is a major issue globally and we very much support individual or any bilateral international negotiations to protect the rainforests, which are the most important carbon sinks in the world."
The Guyanan President said said: "Our offer to partner with the UK to make this happen remains – we want to sit around a table and start to work out the precise details of how we can make progress."
Guyana is home to one of only four remaining intact forests. The world's tropical forests act as a thermostat, regulating rainfall and acting as an indicator of the climate, while sheltering 1.6 billion of the poorest people on earth. Guyana is among the poorest countries in South America and its forest, which acts as a "sink" for billions of tons of carbon, is under pressure from logging and mining. The President said “Future generations will not forgive us if we do nothing in the face of these problems and fail to provide leadership." Read the rest here.
A politician said "This is a major issue globally and we very much support individual or any bilateral international negotiations to protect the rainforests, which are the most important carbon sinks in the world."
The Guyanan President said said: "Our offer to partner with the UK to make this happen remains – we want to sit around a table and start to work out the precise details of how we can make progress."
Guyana is home to one of only four remaining intact forests. The world's tropical forests act as a thermostat, regulating rainfall and acting as an indicator of the climate, while sheltering 1.6 billion of the poorest people on earth. Guyana is among the poorest countries in South America and its forest, which acts as a "sink" for billions of tons of carbon, is under pressure from logging and mining. The President said “Future generations will not forgive us if we do nothing in the face of these problems and fail to provide leadership." Read the rest here.
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