Hollywood star Harrison Ford is continuing his work with Conservation International (CI) to promote conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, moreso forests. He recently launched a new interactive magazine called “Team Earth,” featuring Guyana.The interactive magazine features Conservation International’s forestry concession in the Upper Essequibo, emphasizing the importance of the fresh water resources of the area.The magazine quotes Henry James,Jerseys Wholesale, a Conservation Officer, as saying that a clean Essequibo River provides fresh water, healthy fish, and a safe lifestyle for his family.The feature on Guyana makes note of the fact that the incredibly pristine Essequibo River is surrounded in large part by the world’s first conservation concession.In 2002, the Government here granted CI the world’s first conservation concession to protect 200,China NFL Jerseys,000 acres of primary forest in the Upper Essequibo.The global conservation body says the aquatic eco-systems of the Upper Essequibo support an extraordinary diversity of life, and are among the most pristine freshwater systems on the planet.At least 1,500 plant, 200 mammal and 500 bird species – as many as found in all of North America – are found in the vicinity.Earlier this year, President Bharrat Jagdeo joined Harrison Ford to launch a bold back-to-nature response to climate change.CI’s scientific team has proven that at least 20% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions result from the burning and clearing of tropical trees. That’s more carbon dioxide than is released by all the cars, trains, trucks and ships in the world!Saving forests will slow climate change, CI said,Wholesale Jerseys, since energy innovations will take decades to develop.The campaign launched with Ford and President Jagdeo, entitled “Lost Here, Felt There,” was aimed at showing that what affects forests in one part of the world affects us all.The interactive magazine is a follow-up to that campaign. The magazine showcases five ground breaking forest carbon initiatives around the world, including the Upper Essequibo concession.The Potaro River’s spectacular Kaieteur Falls releases a torrent of clean, fresh, life-giving water into the mighty Essequibo.As part of the greater Essequibo watershed, the falls represent a treasured, and threatened,Jerseys NFL Cheap, fresh water resource in a world with a dwindling supply, CI declared.The relatively undisturbed landscape of the Upper Essequibo River rests on an ancient geological formation, the Guiana Shield,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, an area that includes all of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana and extends into Western and Southern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.These forests are the source of 20 percent of the world’s fresh water, and store 18 percent of the world’s tropical forest carbon. They serve as a remarkable global scale utility that benefits not just Guyanese communities, but people all over the world,Wholesale China Jerseys, CI stated.“The aquatic ecosystems of the Upper Essequibo Conservation Concession (UECC) are one of the most pristine, if not the most pristine, on the planet,” scientist Dr. Philip Willink, of The Field Museum in Chicago, said after a 2007 survey.The Macushi and Wapishana indigenous groups depend on the area’s natural resources; and communities near the concession – in Apoteri, Rewa, and Crashwater – helped to demarcate boundaries to ensure that the Conservation concession would not conflict with traditional claims.The communities now benefit from US$10,000 every year to support various community projects, including a community-owned ecolodge in Rewa Village, livestock rearing, and handicraft.

The Opposition’s sharp powers of observation were definitely on display yesterday in the National Assembly, as it was able to expose that the Government has set aside millions of dollars for the operations of a Commission that is yet to have its legislation assented to, much less its own office and staff.Minister of State, Joseph HarmonThis occurred during the scrutiny of the current and capital revenue and expenditure for public sector agencies and ministries in the Committee of Supply.The first to be examined was the Ministry of the Presidency.Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, asked Minister of State Joseph Harmon to explain why $20M has been set aside for the Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission for 2017,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, when it is not even in operation.Harmon said that the Commission is now in contemplation of the administration and the Wildlife Bill will soon be approved by President David Granger.The Minister of State said that he expects that as early as January 2017, the agency will be brought into existence. He said, too, that Government is currently looking at the provisions of the Bill to see what steps have to be taken for their activation, as well as the agencies that would fall under its control.Be that as it may,Cheap Jerseys, Teixeira asked the experienced lawyer to state if it is normal for a budgetary agency to be allocated monies without it being established or its legislation not even in place as yet.Harmon said that while he would not deal with the legality or illegality of the matter, the fact remains that the Bill was already before the House and will be assented to shortly. He reiterated that the Commission is expected to commence its work early next year and as such, would have the resources to “hit the ground running.”The sum for the Commission was subsequently approved.The Wildlife Conservation and Management Bill of 2016, was passed by the House in August last. The Bill not only paves the way for the better management of the country’s flora and fauna, but also brings the country into compliance with its international obligations.The Bill, which was tabled by Natural Resources Minister,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Raphael Trotman,NFL Jerseys Clearance, was passed with a number of amendments, including one proposed by Opposition MP, Dharamkumar Seeraj, after being taken through all its stages.Trotman said that the Bill has its origins in the International Convention on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and can be traced back several years.Noting that Guyana is a member of CITES, he said that such membership devolves on the country certain responsibilities, including having appropriate laws and regulations to safeguard that flora and fauna,cheap nfl jerseys china, and to curb the illegal trade of wildlife as well as to have the safe and regulated movement of wildlife, both within and outside of state parties.He said that for the most part, though being a party to the Convention, Guyana has not been fully compliant, even though every effort has been made to do so.“One such requirement is for there to be adequate legal provisions that not only incorporate the requirements of the Convention, but also provide adequate safeguards to the flora and fauna in our biodiversity,Cheap NFL Jerseys,” said the Minister.“We have been using, for a number of years, regulations published under the Environmental Protection Act, and these have since been deemed inadequate, hence the presence of this Bill. We therefore cannot go on without the adequate legal framework and laws being in place without facing sanctions for non-implementation. This Bill among other things is an attempt to remedy that jeopardy which has arisen,” said Trotman to the House.

Police were yesterday still hunting for a farm employee who shot? 53-year-old Titus Sutton dead and wounded his colleague on Friday at Barakara, some 60 miles up the Canje River.It is understood that the fugitive is well known to the authorities.Titus Sutton,NFL Jerseys China, called “Franky,” or “Preso”, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara was shot dead and a colleague,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Sherwin Mc Almont, 34, called ‘Shut’, also of Melanie Damishana, was shot in the leg at the home of the man with whom they had a dispute.According to information, Sutton, who had lived overseas for a number of years,NBA Jerseys China, returned home a few years ago and decided to go into cash crop farming, choosing the Canje River for this purpose.It is understood that the shooter and the victims were acquaintances and the suspect would frequent the Melanie Damishana area.? He reportedly worked for Sutton at his farm and was entrusted with running the business whenever Sutton and his colleague were not around.He was provided with a boat and engine, foodstuff and finance.However,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Sutton was reportedly dissatisfied with the farm hand’s performance and a dispute broke out between the men.They reportedly demanded that the employee return their engine and leave the farm. However the dispute heightened over payment and monies owed.? It is also understood that the employee went to the farm and destroyed some of the crops before leaving.The men, upon their return to the Canje River area, went to the worker’s home at Barakara. An argument ensued and Sutton was shot in the face at close range, reportedly with an improvised shotgun.He collapsed on the steps of the small house where his body remained until Saturday, when it was removed by police and relatives who had journeyed all the way up the Canje River.The body was brought out of the river and taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital Mortuary where it is awaiting a post mortem examination.Mc Almont, 34,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, was shot in the leg as he tried to escape with the others. He was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was admitted and spent Friday night, before being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.Titus Sutton was the brother of the late popular Melanie Damishana resident, Mark Sutton, who collapsed a few years ago while playing football on the community’s playfield.Only a few months ago he lost his sister,Wholesale Football Jerseys, Shelly, who collapsed suddenly at her home in Melanie.