Minister of State Joseph Harmon on Monday noted that a key element for the success of the Green State Developmental Strategy: Vision 2040 is sustainable land management and development which includes the mitigation and prevention of land degradation.
Speaking at the opening of the 17th session of the Committee for the review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CRIC17) Harmon explained that the strategy which is the flagship policy of the government reflects the guiding principles for the establishment of the “Green State.”
Though he acknowledged that Guyana is not experiencing desertification the Minister stressed that the impact of land degradation is being taken into consideration as government plans for the sustainable use of this country’s land resources. As a consequence, Guyana fully endorses and supports the convention’s vision “to support the development and implementation of national and regional policies, programmes and measures to prevent, control and reverse desertification/land degradation and mitigate the effects of drought.
