Monday, May 19, 2008
President Jagdeo, Harrison Ford participate in CI’s global awareness campaign

GUYANA’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is scheduled to participate in a Conservation International’s (CI’s) press conference tomorrow in New York which aims to start a global awareness campaign on the vital and often overlooked role forests play as an immediate and cost-effective solution for climate change.

The President along with leading Hollywood actor and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of CI, Harrison Ford, the Chief Executive Officer of CI, Peter Seligmann, and the President of CI, Russ Mittermeier will be hosting the press conference.

CI’s ‘Lost there, felt here’ campaign will be launched tomorrow at the Ambassador II Ballroom in New York with a provocative new public service announcement featuring Harrison Ford, the organisation said.

The central message of the campaign is to show how destroying tropical forest in Guyana and other places hurts people globally. The public service announcement will be premiered with President Jagdeo, Ford, and experts from CI taking questions about the role of tropical forest conservation in a global climate change solution, according to CI.

Last year, President Jagdeo indicated government’s willingness to work with bilateral donors in the sustainable use of the country’s forest.

“What we’re saying is that we would in Guyana, ensure guaranteed sustainable forestry practices as well as focus heavily on conservation if there is economic reward for that and that we’re prepared to work with bilateral donors, as well as commercial entities to put this to the market or to guarantee a financial flow to the country,” President Jagdeo had said then.

Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development which is nearly one million acre (371,000 hectares) of forest was donated by Guyana to show how tropical forests can be conserved and sustainably used to provide ecological, social and economic benefits to local, national and international communities. (GINA)

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They going after the Raiders of the Lost Rain Forest?

Dis BIG Man Jagdeo going all over the World to help Guyana and we gat some Animals(PNC) in Goyana only trying to bruk De damn place up.

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Dis BIG Man Jagdeo going all over the World to help Guyana and we gat some Animals(PNC) in Goyana only trying to bruk De damn place up.

I thought that the GOG was doing that all by themselves.

Why the Prez is here again....CI has many other folks who are working for many years ....why BJ again....................Is he the only "GUY" who seems to be representing everything entity in Guyana and now overseas?

How does he think people can be motivated?

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Originally posted by Nehru:
Dis BIG Man Jagdeo going all over the World to help Guyana and we gat some Animals(PNC) in Goyana only trying to bruk De damn place up.

Jagdeo had to be pushed into this mode. His government refused heipful suggestions earlier and even engineered constructs such as "exploratory leases" to bypass international agreements on conservation.

While it is commendable that the PPP are doing these PR blitzes with the president taking central stage ( rather than professionals who would be there long term), they need to put their money where their mouth is. There should be and immediate moratorium on green heart harvesting, strict enforcement of dredging for gold and a ban on use of mercury.