Introduction
When you type in to any search box on any reference website such as Google or Bing on the country Guyana , the only information that is in the search results are about the Jonestown Massacre. That is not what Guyana is all about. The nation of Guyana is located in South America. A former colony of Great Britain, it was called British Guiana. Guyana gained its independence on May 26th , 1966 and it became known as the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana. It is a sovereign state that is located on the northern coast of South America. Guyana borders Venezuela to the west, Suriname to the east and to the south and south west it borders Brazil. Guyana is the only country in South America where English is the first language. It is also a member of the Caribbean Community known as CARICOM, which headquarters is located in Guyana’s capital city, Georgetown. Before Guyana gained its independence , the region was known as “ Guiana” which was also combined with Dutch Guiana( Suriname) and French Guiana. The historical meaning of Guyana does have its connection to the environment, it means the “ land of many waters”.
Today the four main environmental issues that plague Guyana is extremely important to the survival of this country. These issues are forestry, gold mining , agriculture and the urban environment. Guyana’s environment is divided into fifteen habitats they are coastal, marine, littoral., estuarine plastron, mangrove, riverine, lacustrine, swamp, savanna, white sand forest, brown sand forest, montane, cloud forest, moist lowland and dry evergreen scrub forests. The majority of Guyana is covered by forest and home to many diverse species. As of today, Guyana is mostly known for the Jonestown massacre that occurred in th...
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Guyana, South America is located in the northern part of South America bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east. (The World Fact Book) Guyana is about the size of Idaho and has a population of over 735,000 and is the only country in South America whose official language is English. Guyana’s economy and main source of incomes comes from exporting sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice. (Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs: Fact Sheet) The reason for selecting this country is because of an old Army friend of mine named JJ who was born and raised in Guyana. JJ and I met when we were stationed in Germany. JJ and his family wanted to leave Guyana for a better life so they moved to New York where he enlisted in the Army. After several years of serving in the Army he applied for citizenship and eventually got accepted. JJ is one of many Guyanese who have migrated to the US since the 1970’s.
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This paper introduces the environmental concerns of the loss of coastal wetlands. The paper will discuss the significance of wetlands and the devastation that is occurring because of human activity. Wetlands are an essential element of our environment both ecological and societal; conservation will be essential for the preservation of these precious ecosystems.
While the human population continues to grow so does the need for land to contain the growth. In man’s attempt to fulfill this need we find that we are encroaching on lands used for diverse wildlife and plant-life. The problem comes from the fact that when man moves into these new areas he usually takes over and in the process damages or destroys ecosystems that were in place. This loss of ecosystems equates to the loss of animal species and also plant species. This is happening in our world at an alarming rate. One issue that should be sending up a big red flag is that no one knows how the loss of these plants and animals is going to affect our planet. Luckily there are groups established such as the World Heritage Group which work to preserve these areas and unique ecosystems along with their plant and animal life. One such place is the Belize Barrier Reef platform which lies on the Atlantic-Caribbean coast of Belize. The Reserve was inscribed as a natural World Heritage property in 1996 and belongs to the Central American biogeographically province. It is made up of the following areas: Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve, the northernmost part of Ambergris Caye, the west area of Chetumal Bay, Laughing Bird Caye National Park, Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, Blue Hole Natural Monument, Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve, South Water Caye Marine Reserve and Sapodilla Cays Marine Reserve. As you can see this is a vast area encompassing many places it is good to see that all of these places are now under government and civilian protection. (www.eoearth.org)
Guyana, South America is South America’s monarch. It is located on the northern border of South America and is also part of the Anglophone Islands. After Jones and his flock moved to this country, he started a cult. He named this the Peoples Temple.They were located in the jungle of Guyana. In this community, Jones proclaimed that all men, except for him, were homosexual. He...
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Guyana is one of thirteen countries in South America. Its official language is English, and its mostly filled with Asians and Blacks. Guyana's government is a republic which means the people have a lot of power and they elect their own president. Guyana has a tropical wet climate and stretches of rain forest. When it comes to economic activities the people of Guyana make the most of their surrounding. Fishing boats harvest large quantities of fish and shrimp from the sea. In the lowlands farmers grow sugar cane and rice. From the hills miners extract bauxite, a mineral used in making aluminum. Guyana is one of the worlds largest bauxite exporters. This is what Guyana is like now but whats Guyana's history, where did its inhabitants come from, and how did it get to the way it is today.
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