Background
Guyana completed two activities under its Biodiversity Enabling Activity project in November, 1999. The Government of Guyana (GoG) formally adopted the National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) on November 30, 1999, thereby fulfilling its responsibilities under Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and prepared and submitted its First National Report to the CBD on November 11, 1999. Since finalizing these two documents, the GoG has made significant progress in implementing many of the actions outlined in the NBAP. Among the activities undertaken during the past four years were: the identification, of several potential protected areas and the establishment of a Protected Areas Secretariat to implement a protected areas system; strengthening of fund-raising efforts and legal frameworks; increased public awareness on biodiversity issues; creation of the National Biodiversity Advisory Committee (NBAC) and, the creation of a new Division for natural resources management at EPA. The GoG has also established collaborative agreements with several institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution, Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, and Fauna and Flora International, for research, capacity building, and work to support the establishment of a system of Protected Areas.
The NBAP was intended to provide an adaptive framework for the implementation of activities to conserve biodiversity and create a sustainable society in Guyana. As such, the proposed add-on activities in this project will build on and supplement the objectives outlined in the NBAP through a continuous process of consultation and review with key stakeholders throughout the country.
Objectives
The major objectives of this project are to assist the Government of Guyana in addressing its priorities relating to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). These priorities include: undertaking a comprehensive capacity building needs assessment for defining country specific priorities; supporting the consultation process to complete its Second and Third National Reports to the CBD; and establishing a country-driven Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism to provide easier access to information related to biodiversity as identified in the National Biodiversity Action Plan and required by the CBD.
Expected results
- Evaluation and prioritization of capacity building needs and information gaps related to the plans and strategies for access and benefit sharing, traditional knowledge, and designs and approached for the implementation of incentive measures.
- Preservation and maintenance of biodiversity-related knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities.
- Capacity developed to manage the CHM
Last Revised: June 2008 |
PROJECT DETAILS
Project ID: 00060126
Status: On-going
Duration: 18 months
Management arrangements: NEX
Implementing Partner: Environmental Protection Agency
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BUDGET
Total Budget: US$ 272,000
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FOCUS AREA
Environment
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
National
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UNDAF OUTCOME
3. Poverty reduced to 28% through stimulation of growth and job creation.
EXPECTED OUTCOME
The fulfillment of l Guyana’s obligations under the CBD including the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
1. Second and Third National Reports.
2. Report on the policies and practices that act as perverse incentives.
3. Thematic report on incentive measures.
4. Report on the status of documentation of Guyana’s Biodiversity;
5. Thematic report on taxonomy
6. Report on the legislative framework for preserving the rights of traditional knowledge sources/holders.
7.An assessment report on community and indigenous-based knowledge and practices favourable to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
8.Report on the status of documentation and preservation of traditional biodiversity knowledge and practices
9. Thematic report on traditional knowledge.
10. A Status Report, Strategy and Action Plan on national capacity for access to genetic resources and benefit sharing.
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CONTACT PERSON IN UNDP
Patsy Ross
Programme Analyst
E-mail: patsy.ross@undp.org |
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