Guyana highlights importance of REDD+ in Rio+20 discussions

Guyana’s delegation at the 18th Meeting of Latin America and Caribbean Environmental Ministers, in Quito, Ecuador from January 31 to February 3, has been engaged in intense discussions, focusing particularly  on crafting a joint Latin American and Caribbean vision for the upcoming Rio+20 follow-up conference scheduled for June 2012.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) said that one of the major outputs of the meeting has been the adoption of a number of decisions related to important environmental issues facing the region, including Atmospheric Pollution, Environmental Education for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Environmental Indicators, to name a few.

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