Environment
Guyana poised to sell eco-system services valued at US$5.4 billion annually
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday made it clear that Guyana was tapping into the multi-trillion dollar oil and gas sector...
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Environmental activist Bulkan asks Inter-American Human Rights Commission to call for end to oil exploration
Janet Bulkan Environmental and human rights activist, Guyanese Janet Bulkan on Tuesday asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)...
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ExxonMobil optimistic no repeat of flash-gas compressor problems aboard new oil production vessel; output may peak in 2023
The Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Unity, in Guyanese waters. ExxonMobil is hopeful that the flash-gas compressor...
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Guyana welcomes US rejoining of global climate change pact
US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali. President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the...
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World Wildlife Fund calls for full environmental and social assessment of oil and gas sector
The World Wildlife Fund, a global environmental conservation watchdog, is calling for a "full environmental and social assessment" of Guyana’s...
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Govt justifies clearing of mangroves for oil industry shorebase
Public Infrastructure Minister Juan Edghill on Monday justified the clearance of a large swathe of mangroves at Versailles, West Bank...
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Gas-to-shore project viable despite global plan to scale up renewables, cut emissions
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo (fifth from left). The gas-to-shore project task force is being led by financial expert Winston Brassington...
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UG, NASA, SERVIR-Amazonia Sign MoU to support research, geospatial skills to help Guyana manage climate risks
The University of Guyana (UG) says it will benefit from an inter-institutional collaboration that will strengthen the development of information ...
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Iwokrama revives stricter enforcement against gold mining
An illegal shop in the buffer zone being dismantled The Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation has again begun strictly...
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Former Environmental Chief, ExxonMobil differ on legality of flaring
Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency , Dr. Vincent Adams. Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
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