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The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous non-profit institution established by Guyana and the Commonwealth.It "exists to promote the conservation and the sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that leads to lasting ecological, economic, and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by ...
The forests, wetlands, savannah, waters and biodiversity make the Guiana Shield "essential to enriching and replenishing the world's biodiversity and, consequently, essential to the planet's survival" as Brigadier David Granger - President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana pointed out [6] during his speech at the Opening Ceremony of the ...
The fauna of Guyana comprises all the animal species inhabiting the country of Guyana, which is part of the neotropical realm. Guyana has many endemic species and one of the highest biodiversity rates in the world as a result of the majority of the country being part of the Amazon rainforest , and as a result a large amount of the species being ...
There are several protected areas of Guyana. The oldest protected area is the Kaieteur National Park which covers 627 square kilometres (242 sq mi). [ 1 ] In 2011, the National Protected Areas System (NPAS) was established. [ 2 ]
The Iwokrama Forest is a 3,716 square kilometres (1,435 sq mi) nature reserve of central Guyana located in the heart of the Guiana Shield, [2] one of the four last pristine tropical forests in the world (Congo, New Guinea, and the Amazon rainforest are the others). [3]
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. [3] In 2012, the population of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo was recorded at 24,212 people. [4] Official census records for the population of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region are as follows: Surama. 2012 : 24,212
Cheddi Jagan Bio Diversity Park is a park in Lima Sands Pomeroon-Supenaam, Guyana.It was opened in 2002 in memory of former president Cheddi Jagan.. Isahak Basir came up with the idea for the park, and its location at Lima Sands village west of Anna Regina, was chosen in September 2001.
The Cabinet of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a principal component of the executive branch of the government of Guyana. Established by Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana, the Cabinet consists of the President of Guyana, the Prime Minister, the Vice Presidents (if any additional Vice Presidents are appointed), and the Ministers appointed by the President.