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– For role in <\/strong>financing<\/strong>, protecting<\/strong> natur<\/strong>e<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-by Kimberly Giddings <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of protecting biodiversity and taking global action to address environmental challenges was further highlighted by Environmental Protected Areas Commission Advisor Damian Fernandes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fernandes during an appearance of Starting Point saidGuyana\u2019s extensive natural environment offers an important perspective on global biodiversity conservation, with approximately 90 percent of the country covered by natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that Guyana\u2019s experience could help encourage discussions on how countries should value and protect nature, particularly in places where natural resources remain abundant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Protected Areas Commission Advisor Damian Fernandes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He questioned how societies could place value on resources that are plentiful, stressing that their importance should not be determined solely by market forces but by an understanding of how they sustain human life and livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PAC advisor believes the Global Biodiversity Alliance summit provides an opportunity for Guyana to contribute to the global conversation on biodiversity and the need to protect natural resources before their scarcity makes them more valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo I think the global biodiversity alliance is an effort to bring that conversation, to bring these points of view from the countries that actually have the responsibility of these large, tropical, natural spaces, you bring the advice in, you bring the complexities of what those countries now face, and the questions they are also confronting around how to develop. You have countries that have already gone throughthis cycle and made mistakes. They can bring lessons to this conversation<\/strong>,\u201d he said.
Fernandes says one of the major challenges is ensuring that international funding for biodiversity conservation translates into meaningful benefits for local communities and the people whose livelihoods depend on natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo it’s this challenge in scale, so we talking internationally, but really action, behavior is something that’s very personal. So I believe that the focus on financing now is recognizing that there’s been a bit of a disconnect in terms of international resources and how they arrive on the ground<\/strong>,\u201d he explained.
The second Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit will be held on October 30 and 31 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, with King Charles expected to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n





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