The World Wildlife Fund Guianas (WWF), with support from the European Union (EU), has launched a new project to enhance protection of marine and coastal resources of both Guyana and Suriname by the year 2020.
The project, ‘Promoting Integrated and Participatory Ocean Governance in Guyana and Suriname: the Eastern Gate to the Caribbean,’ was officially launched yesterday at Regency Suites, in the presence of officials from the WWF, the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), the European Union (EU), and the Department of Environment of the Ministry of the Presidency, as well as other stakeholders.
Said to be the result of a series of coordinated regional project planning and design efforts amongst WWF Guianas, the PAC, the Nature Conservation Service of the Ministry of ROGB (Suriname), and the Green Heritage Fund Suriname, the project is expected to run for a period of four years, with the support of a €1.25 million grant from the European Union.
