Kanuku Mountains, Shell Beach now protected areas

The Kanuku Mountain area in Region Nine and Shell Beach in Region One have been declared protected areas by President Bharrat Jagdeo, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon announced last Thursday.

In his post-Cabinet media briefing held at the Office of the President, Luncheon noted that these two areas join the existing protected areas while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and regional communities continue investigations for other areas to be included in the national scheme of protected areas.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release, Luncheon explained that