Presidente de Guyana asumirá una posición frente a la deforestación (Guayana Esequiba)

Tomado de http://www.guyanachroncile/ del 05 de diciembre de 2008

President to stipulate Guyana’s position on avoiding deforestation
at launching today By Wendella Davidson
PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo will today make public a technical report that outlines Guyana’s position on the issue of avoiding deforestation.
It will happen at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, where a large number of stakeholders have been invited to attend from 15:00 h, Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, announced yesterday.
He noted that, while Guyana has very high forest coverage, its standing has been subjected to historically low rates of deforestation.
It is this country’s expectation that its contribution, in maintaining its standing forest towards environmental conservation, is treated fairly, Luncheon said.
Pointing out that the technical report, compiled over time, would be presented to the world, Luncheon said one such opportunity will be later this month, at a meeting in Poland, to review the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.
Guyana’s formidable engagement with the United Kingdom (UK) Administration would allow for other opportunities to forward its policy on the issue, he explained.
Luncheon reiterated that, whatever benefits should accrue from the agreement, Guyana and other countries, in similar circumstances with low rates of deforestation, would have reasonable expectations.
Since 1989, Guyana has been making sustained efforts to protect its rainforest and evidence of this was its donation, since then, of one million acres, at Iwokrama, for the purpose.
In addition, Guyana forged a partnership with Conservation International (CI) in setting aside a vast area to devise mechanisms for the exchange of economic value for eco-system services.
Despite those actions, it is still not enough to avoid deforestation, a highly cost effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the best value for money in mitigating against future climate change, President Jagdeo said previously.
He said the absence of mechanisms for avoiding tropical deforestation within the global framework is viewed as the single most glaring example of how the world is not adopting a proportionate focus on the options for combating climate change.
The President has for some time now been lobbying for Guyana to receive monetary compensation for its standing forest। He has also offered the services of the forest in the world’s battle against climate change. Guyana is one of four countries remaining in the world which still have their forests intact. As a consequence, the Head of State has been recognised on the international front for his efforts, especially in the environmental arena.



Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500 Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.

Ante las presiones y las denuncias en Guyana de los informes preparados por Guyana Forestry Commission (GAP) para los meses de Febrero y junio del presente año. Y la posición de los movimientos ambientalistas venezolanos el Presidente Bharrat Jagdeo ha salido en defensa de la selvas tropicales en Guyana (que incluye la Guayana Esequiba territorios reclamado por Venezuela al Oeste del río Esequibo) al señalar que ofrece para combatir el cambio climático entre otras ventajas recibir su gobierno o el estado guyanés remuneraciones monetarias por la protección de los bosques.

Nos parece una excelente idea pero los diferentes entes internacionales, organizaciones verdes, partidos verdes o la Gran Bretaña que aporten estos recursos deberán primero antes de comprometerse a entregarlo a efectuar una auditoría de las selvas y los verdaderos volúmenes de explotación extraídos para su exportación.

En segundo lugar a la revisión de los proyectos del IIRSA especialmente la interconexiones Brasil- Guyana puente sobre el río Takutu-Guyana (Guayana esequiba) -Brasil ruta Boa Vista - Bonfim - Lethem - Linden – Georgetown así como la ruta de conexión entre Venezuela (ciudad Guayana) – Guayana Esequiba o zona en reclamación -Guyana (Georgetown) - Surinam (Apura - Zanderij - Paramaribo). Especialmente esta ultimo en los territorios de la Guyana Esequiba que han permanecido intactos desde los primeros tiempos de la creación y con esa vía se partirá en dos con las consecuentes ocupaciones ilegales de esos territorios por explotadores madereros y de minerales.

En el mapa podrán observar la configuración de sus suelos de la Guyana Esequiba y la debilidad de ellos.
Ver En la Guyana Esequiba Los datos del GAP en el sector forestal en Guyana son engañosos