Environmental management MOU signed between Guyana, Australia

persaudGeorgetown: The Government of Guyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide of South Australia to develop a programme to foster cooperation for biodiversity, conservation and sustainable environmental management practices.

The MOU will provide support for the Protected Areas Commission and the Three Parks Initiative to enhance green public spaces in Georgetown. This will be strengthened through bilateral relations between the two territories by providing advancement of biodiversity, conservation, sustainable management practices and enrichment of the social and cultural capital of both regions, the ministry said.

The MOU was signed by Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and Ian Hunter, Minister for Sustainable Environment and Conservation of Adelaide, South Australia.