The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has announced that it has recently concluded discussions with the German Development Bank (KfW) that will pave the way for the launching of the €4.8 million (US$6 million) third phase of the Guyana Protected Areas System (GPAS) Project.
Minister Robert Persaud said the GPAS Phase III is a major step in addressing the needs of the country’s new National Protected Areas System, a press release from the ministry said. Under the agreement the funds will be utilised in activities in selected protected areas and surrounding buffer zones. The project will commence in 2015 and focus primarily on infrastructure for the effective management of Shell Beach, Kaieteur National Park and the Kanuku Mountains.
The funding will also support sustainable livelihood projects in communities adjacent to these protected areas, visitor facilities, biodiversity assessments and the
