Guyana to bring two million hectares of forest under conservation

Hailing the Paris Agreement on climate change as the “most ambitious” international environmental pact in modern history, President David Granger yesterday said Guyana will play its part by bringing two million hectares of forest under conservation, among other steps.

Aside from the increased acreage under conservation, the planned Emissions Reduction Programme (ERP) will also see the encouraging of more efficient mining and logging activities to aid in the fight against global warming, Granger said.

The pledges were among several made by the Head of State as he joined other world leaders in