A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the form of a Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA), was recently signed between the Protected Areas Commission PAC) and Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development.
A release from the PAC said that the purpose of the TAA is to formalize and expand technical cooperation between the PAC and Iwokrama. Under this agreement, the PAC and Iwokrama will receive mutual support in several areas including research, capacity development, education and awareness, bio-inventories and fundraising.
Iwokrama and the PAC have had a longstanding relationship since the PAC’s creation in 2011 as both entities worked together towards mutual conservation goals of the National Protected Areas System (NPAS) of Guyana, the release noted. This MOU formalizes that relationship so that both entities can continue to benefit and boost their opportunities through formal collaborations at the national and international levels.
Iwokrama Rainforest was created in 1996 under the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development Act of 1996. It was created as a protected area to show how forests can be used for social and economic benefits such as food and medicines, while at the same time being sustainably managed and protected.
