A local campaign is calling on the Protected Areas Commission to place all of Guyana’s remaining mangroves under legal protection immediately.
In a press release on Saturday, in observance of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, the campaign, named, A Fair Deal For Guyana – A Fair Deal For The Planet, reminded that mangroves are a critical element in nation’s sea-defences. It added that when these mangroves are cut down, thinned, or damaged by garbage and fire, coastal communities immediately suffer from rising sea-levels and farmers lose vital farmlands and crops that are essential to the nation’s food security.
A Fair Deal for Guyana – A Fair Deal for Guyana is a campaign to make the government and oil companies obey the law and to protect the environment for present and future generations. The group is concerned about the impact of the proposed oil production on Guyana’s pristine environment and believes that the current oil deal is bad for Guyana and bad for the planet.
