{"id":18980,"date":"2024-04-22T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18980"},"modified":"2024-04-22T20:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:58:57","slug":"guyana-joins-global-earth-day-observance-with-emphasis-on-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-joins-global-earth-day-observance-with-emphasis-on-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Joins Global Earth Day Observance with Emphasis on Plastic Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, April 22, marks Earth Day, a global observance aimed at raising awareness about environmental issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the theme &#8220;Planet vs Plastic&#8221; underscores the urgent need to address the pervasive problem of plastic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Guyana, Earth Day is being commemorated under the theme &#8220;Planet verses Plastic&#8221;, highlighting the detrimental impact of plastic pollution on the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concurrently, an intergovernmental negotiating committee engagement is underway in Ottawa, Canada, to address this pressing issue on a global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Persaud, Chairman of the Protected Areas Commission, emphasized the importance of responsible plastic waste management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the need for international discussions to focus not only on reducing plastic use but also on effective waste disposal and management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With our low carbon development strategy and various initiatives, we must emphasize the importance of taking a balanced approach to responsibly managing plastic waste,&#8221; Persaud remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNDP Resident Representative Gerardo Noto echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the critical need to reduce plastic usage for the sake of human and planetary health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for a 60% reduction in plastic waste by 2040 as part of the 60\/40 initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earth Day, established in 1970, serves as a platform for educating communities about environmental challenges and advocating for sustainable solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It reminds us of the vital importance of environmental protection and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we observe Earth Day, let us renew our commitment to conserving our planet&#8217;s beauty and biodiversity while addressing the pressing issue of plastic pollution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire Today, April 22, marks Earth Day, a global observance aimed at raising awareness about environmental issues. This year, the theme &#8220;Planet vs Plastic&#8221; underscores the urgent need&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18982,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980\/revisions\/18982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}