Safeguarding the mangrove replanting drive through community involvement is being seen as one of the successes of the ongoing Guyana Man-grove Restoration Project (GMRP).
Victoria and Cove and John, villages on the East Coast of Demerara, are among the communities that have made the nurturing and protection of mangrove plants a top priority. Further, Victoria has been identified as a biodiversity zone and, according to Project Chair Annette Arjoon-Martins, the village’s mangrove committee has been doing a “dynamic” job in preparing the coastal area aback the community as a model for other mangrove sites.
Community support has been emphasised as is a key part of the project since its inauguration. Community Mangrove Action Committees (CMACs) have already been formed in the Victoria/ Belfield and Lusignan/Mon Repos
