Comments on: Guyana in forest carbon first

By: Lawnman

Lawnman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:36:58 +0000

Well Guyana you will get a share of US$84M and what that share will be is still unknown. If all fourteen countries get an equal share of this generous offer they would each receieve about US$5.8M.

Now lets average Guyana’s population at about 800,000. What would that mean for every man, woman and child in the country? US$5,800,000 divided by 800,000 = US$7.25 each. I know if I worked this figure out precisly it would give each person a few cents more, but I just wanted to keep it simple.

So the rich economies of this world that are so concerned for our planet, whilst at the same time contributing all the pollution are willing to pay poorer economies just US7.25 per head of population to save our planet. In the UK they spend more on their family pets per day.

This offer just serves to hold back development of poorer economies, and to stop them from using their natural resources to improve living standards for their nation. Resources which they will plunder at some future date.

Just look at Brazil, India, China and many Eastern European nations now getting in the mix for the worlds riches. The’re building roads (not dust tracks), houses (not shacks), power stations and all the things their nation needs to thrive.

This is not a good deal for you Guyana, use all your available resources for your own future developement and don’t just look over the border at (Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and the rest of them) to see what a better life is all about.

These rich nations aren’t going to stop developing further by not using up the what’s left of the worlds natural resources, Your recources.

By: rwilliams

rwilliams — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:17 +0000

Congrats should also go out to all the other advocates, environmental organisations and political leaders in the global community, on their collective efforts, to have countries receive financial incentives that protect their rainforest.
Many of these organisations and individuals have been advocating for decades, long before the present environmental crisis, to bring about the above and other initiatives, for sustainable development of the world’s natural resources.
The early pioneers of this movement should be given special tribute.

By: gtbeat

gtbeat — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:23:16 +0000

Congrats to President Jagdeo on his effort to have countries receive financial incentives that protect their rainforest.

By: rwilliams

rwilliams — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:30:05 +0000

This money should go firstly, towards the development of those poor and vulnerable communities and individuals, who are directly dependent on Guyana’s forest and its resources for their economic survival and daily living.
Members of these communites should be helped with this money to establised micro and medium businesses, indigenous to, and helpful to their natural environment.
This money should not be pocketed by the political administration for its narrow political and propaganda objectives.

By: Wiffy

Wiffy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:20:27 +0000

Y’all stop being so sensational and ill-informed. Brazil still has more than 50 percent forest – it contributes more to mitigating GHG than any other industralized country (except Russia).

Note that the article does not say how much money Guyana is getting or for what specifically it is receiving the money. I assure you – the monies is not to retain all its forests (there has been no valuation done)!

By: bgsbny

bgsbny — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:02:41 +0000

…….. is Brazil ,, a member of the group who is paying for the green house gases since they r a major contributor to the global pollution by the unsupervised,, mining,, logging,, farming,, and all the other destruction of the Amazon forest ,, which just happens to be part of their back yard ??????????????????,,,,,,,,,

By: Satish

Satish — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:56:47 +0000

THAT Guyana, has been selected to receive money for combating tropical deforestation and climate change is very welcome and necessary news.
Countries like Brazil are cutting down their forests to create financial wealth and if Guyana receives this money, it may go some way to convince its Government not to follow the example of Brazil etc.

No specific information has been given on how much money Guyana is likely to receive and nothing has been mentioned if there are any conditions attached to receiving this money.

Perhaps the SN news sleuths could help us here.