From talk to action: implementation takes center stage at Day 2 of RedLAC Congress

Excerpt and Photo from caribois.org

On the second day of the 26th RedLAC Congress in St. Lucia, special focus was placed on regional projects that help implement the overarching goal of conserving 30 percent of the region’s biodiversity by 2030 in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Guyana’s Senior Director of Climate Change, Pradeepa Bholanath, gave a presentation on the country’s Low Carbon Development Strategy and explained how it supported the implementation of the 30×30 target.

While the strategy is a tool to support Guyana’s goal of growing its economy with low carbon activities, Bholanath said it was important to note that it was the product of extensive research on the country’s flora, fauna, watersheds, and forest carbon.

From 2010 – 2020, the Guyanese Government established a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Norway which provided an estimated USD 220 million in financing for Guyana’s low carbon development strategy with performance indicators against key biodiversity targets.