Low Carbon Development Strategy

23/10/2026

About 80% of the Acarai-Rupununi Corridor is mature upland forest, and it’s almost entirely unlogged. Guyana’s plan to declare these 1.5 million hectares a permanent conservation area would help keep it that way.

Read the Field Museum’s report: rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org/ri-32

22/10/2026

Some of the bedrock beneath the Acarai-Rupununi Corridor is more than 3 billion years old, and its soils date back 10 million years. Protecting this ancient landscape is part of Guyana’s push to conserve 30% of its land by 2030.

More from the Field Museum survey: rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org/ri-32

22/10/2026

The Protected Areas Trust (PAT), represented by Grants Coordinator Nikkita Greene, participated in the recent CAFE Summit in Guinea-Bissau, contributing to a panel discussion on direct access to conservation financing for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

Drawing on Guyana’s Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area (KAPA), the country’s only Indigenous-owned protected area, Greene highlighted the challenges remote communities face in accessing and managing conservation funding. She emphasised the need for stronger community capacity, accessible financing mechanisms and partnerships that support Indigenous-led conservation.

Read Nikkita’s article on conservation financing: https://bit.ly/4jDTsqt

PAT’s participation was funded by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund through the Caribbean Regional Architecture for Biodiversity (CRAB) Project. The event was hosted by the BioGuinea Foundation.

Source: Protected Areas Trust - Guyana/ 21.10.2026

21/10/2026

What is Guyana’s biodiversity worth? 🌿🐾

At the second Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference and Financing Forum (30–31 October, Arthur Chung Conference Centre), Guyana will present findings from studies on the value of its forests, plants and wildlife. President Ali says protecting nature must pay, and that philanthropy alone isn’t enough. The Alliance is exploring biodiversity bonds, shares and other ways to bring in investment.

In November 2024, scientists and Indigenous experts surveyed the corridor in Guyana’s south-east and found more than 30 species new to science. Guyana now plans to permanently protect about 1.5 million hectares of that region.

📰 Full story (News Room Guyana): https://newsroom.gy/2026/10/21/guyana-to-unveil-findings-on-value-of-its-biodiversity-at-global-conference-president-ali-says/

🔬 Field Museum’s Rapid Inventory 32 of the corridor: https://www.rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org/ri-32

21/10/2026

🌿🐜𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Meet the Giant Anteater, a fascinating mammal found across Guyana, including our coastal and interior regions! 🇬🇾

Known for its long snout, bushy tail, and powerful claws, the Giant Anteater plays an important role in maintaining ecological balance by feeding on ants and termites.

🌱 Did You Know? Giant Anteaters have no teeth! Instead, they use their long, sticky tongues to capture thousands of ants and termites daily.

🌎 Protect Our Wildlife! Giant Anteaters contribute to healthy ecosystems and deserve our care and protection. Let's work together to conserve Guyana's rich biodiversity for future generations.

21/10/2026

In just 20 days, scientists and local Indigenous experts recorded 600+ plant species and 754+ vertebrates in the Acarai-Rupununi Corridor. At least 35 of them may be new to science. Guyana now plans to protect the corridor permanently, a move that could roughly double the land it holds under permanent conservation.

Full results from the Field Museum: rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org/ri-32

20/10/2026

The Acarai-Rupununi Corridor holds the headwaters of four of Guyana’s main rivers, a source of clean freshwater for the whole country. Budget 2026 set aside G$607 million to expand protected and conservation areas, with the aim of protecting 30% of Guyana’s land by 2030.

Read why the corridor matters: rapidinventories.fieldmuseum.org/ri-32

20/10/2026

Guyana intends to expand its protected area to include the Acarai-Rupununi Corridor, which covers 1.5 million hectares of wild forest, creeks and mountains in southern Guyana. That’s about 15,000 km², roughly 7% of Guyana’s land area.

20/10/2026

GUYANA’S drive to expand renewable energy has earned regional recognition, with the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic (GUYSOL) Programme winning the Best Clean Energy Programme Award at the 2026 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) Industry Awards in Panama.

The programme, which has already delivered five solar farms adding 18 megawatts-peak (MWp) of renewable energy capacity, is set to expand further with three additional solar facilities planned for Linden.

GUYANA’S drive to expand renewable energy has earned regional recognition, with the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic (GUYSOL) Programme winning the

19/10/2026

SRCS, fire service and community brigades partner to protect Guyana’s most threatened birds

The South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) has joined with the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), the Amerindian Research Unit (ARU) and community fire brigades from Shulinab, Sawariwau and Katoonarib to protect the habitat of the Hoary-throated Spinetail and the Rio Branco Antbird. Both birds are endemic to a small area along the Ireng and Takutu Rivers on the Region 9 border with Brazil, and SRCS assessments show their populations have fallen by about 50% since 2021, mainly because uncontrolled wildfires are destroying their habitat. From October 12 to 17, the partners used prescribed burning to create 16 kilometres of fire breaks in the savannah in front of the forest, so that approaching wildfires stop before they reach it. “If efforts are not made to protect [their habitat], then these species could become extinct within the next 5 to 10 years,” said SRCS Project Coordinator Jeremy Melville.

The work is part of a wider SRCS effort to secure legal protection for the area. Land use change, deforestation and fire also threaten the area’s other at-risk species, including the Pink River Dolphin, Giant River Otter and Giant Anteater. The SRCS is consulting local landowners and working with the government on a long-term protection plan. It thanks the GFS, the ARU and the communities of Shulinab, Katoonarib and Sawariwau for their collaboration, and Rainforest Trust for its support.

Source: .rupununi/ 19.10.2026