Latest update February 15th, 2025 12:52 PM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Protected areas law coming

Jun 27, 2011 News

– violators may face jail time

Guyana may soon have demarcated areas that are protected by law, with violators being subject to fines that can go as high as $2M followed-up by a maximum five years in prison.
Also, once a person is fined by the court and continues to offend, a penalty of $100,000 per day will be exacted, and imprisonment kicks in after the second day of after-court-ruling violation.
The Protected Areas Bill that was tabled last Thursday in the National Assembly by Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, doubles those maximum penalties if that offender happens to be a corporate body. Parliament was adjourned for a date to be announced.
The lowest possible fine for an offender under this proposed law is $10,000.
According to this Bill – debate in parliament on which has been deferred for a date to be announced – it  is intended “…to provide for the protection and conservation of Guyana’s natural heritage and natural capital; the creation, management and financing of a national system of protected areas; the maintenance of ecosystem services of national and global importance including climate regulation; the establishment and management of a protected areas trust fund; the fulfillment of Guyana’s international environmental responsibilities; public participation in protected areas and conservation; and related purposes”.
Components of the national protected sites are the Kaieteur National Park, the programme site of the Iwokrama International Centre for rain forest areas, Amerindian areas, other areas previously declared, and privately managed areas.
The stated objectives of a protected area are to conserve biodiversity; safeguard ecological processes; protect migratory, rare, threatened or endangered species; protect the habitats of migratory, rare, threatened or endangered species; and protect an area of ecological significance which is vulnerable or threatened.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 14th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

GBA assembles elite squad for 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championship in St. Lucia

GBA assembles elite squad for 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championship in...

Feb 15, 2025

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially selected an 18-member squad, alongside four coaches, to represent the nation at the highly anticipated 2025 Caribbean Boxing...
Read More
PanAm Aquatics urges GASA reform, lift suspension of clubs

PanAm Aquatics urges GASA reform, lift suspension...

Feb 15, 2025

Alimohamed, Motie stroke fifties as Harpy Eagles stay in the hunt

Alimohamed, Motie stroke fifties as Harpy Eagles...

Feb 15, 2025

Mashramani Street Football Championships culminates tonight at National Park

Mashramani Street Football Championships...

Feb 15, 2025

Fitness Express to reward overall winners

Fitness Express to reward overall winners

Feb 15, 2025

Amaya Milk Company backs One Guyana Mashramani Softball Cup

Amaya Milk Company backs One Guyana Mashramani...

Feb 15, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]