Bharrat Jagdeo is one of TIME Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2008
October 5, 2008
There are many who would disagree with Bharrat Jagdeo being referred to as a “Hero of the Environment” considering his plans to monetize Guyana’s rain forest, yet here TIME Magazine writes an article spotlighting the president as a visionary who is “leading a poor country with a priceless resource.”
Guyanese president Bharrat Jagdeo leads a poor country with a priceless resource: 40 million acres (16 million ha) of largely untouched rain forest. Logging firms are keen to cut it down, but Jagdeo, an economist and former Finance Minister, is seeking what he regards as a better business proposal: he wants international donors and investors to pay for the increasingly tangible benefits of keeping the rain forest intact. “If we’re serious about global warming and its consequences,” says Jagdeo, “then the market has to address all the sources of greenhouse emissions.”
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Annand
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6 Responses to “Bharrat Jagdeo is one of TIME Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2008”
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Annand,
This whole thing is bull. The Guyanese government as it was reported got 200,000 dollars for foresty preservation research but where is the money. Moreover, as Jagdeo noted in reference to being a good forest custodian, that comes with no effort. Jagdeo should not fool anyone. Jagdeo knows he has a comodity and he is gooing to exploit the international market but to whose benefit. What needs to be done if the money is to come in from the carbon trading deal is have an independent board to manage the money and allocate it accordingly. The Guyanaese government should not get their hands on that money. Like always, much of that money will be spent on earmarks that only benefit the selected few if it were to be in the hands of the current government.
Maybe, the the author of this article needs to go to guyana and get a first hand view of the urban environment, like the everlasting stench in in the canals of Georgetown.
Anil,
What is your point?
The stench is a direct result of placing productions plants within city limits. Clearly no building or construction codes for management of city living nor any for the proper disposal of waste however Anil your comments belong on some other article. This talks about our forest preservation.
Shiva,
He is being hailed as an environtalist, Shive..How about stank ait that people to breathe
You people need to stop acting like Jagdeo will solve all of Guyana’s problems. You want him to spoon feed you everything yet you label him as a dictator. Seems like you are begging for socialism if you ask me.