Implementation of the NBSAP
Guyana’s first National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) (1999-2004) was prepared with the overall goal “to promote and achieve the conservation of Guyana’s biodiversity, to use its components in a sustainable way, and to encourage the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of Guyana’s biodiversity”... More »
Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets
A number of strategies, plans and programmes have been developed and are being implemented. These include the development of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan, preparation of Wildlife Conservation and Management Regulations, and the development of a National Biosafety Framework, National Policy on Access and Benefit-sharing and related draft Regulations... More »
Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)
Through the Environmental Protection Act (1996), the EPA is mandated with the overall responsibility for natural resources management, including a programme for conservation of biological diversity and its sustainable use and wildlife protection and management. The establishment of the National Protected Areas System and related management programmes which were also under EPA’s mandate are now being facilitated through the Protected Areas Commission (PAC)... More »
Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation
The actual level of ecological baseline data needed for monitoring and informed decision-making is inadequate. However, there have been several limited studies conducted locally, for example, on biodiversity, land use, and inland waters. The EPA also utilises permit conditions for authorised operations to conduct compliance and audits... More »
