Conservation efforts, village participation key to Kaieteur park plan

Government is currently drafting a management plan for the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) along with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Environmental Protection Agency which will include measures for conservation and community involvement.

“The implementation team has engaged several stakeholders and has formulated the management goals for KNP as well as other key components of the plan,” a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

At a technical meeting held at the Umana Yana on Thursday, Chairman of the KNP Board Shyam Nokta said one of the