KFS Expands Mangrove Forest Restoration to Guyana:
Korea-Guyana Mangrove Forest Restoration and Capacity Building Project (2024-2027) LaunchedOn the 18th, the Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister LIM Sang-seop, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), chaired by Ban Ki-moon, announced they held a groundbreaking ceremony for a mangrove forest restoration project in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. Approximately 30 officials, including Dr. Richard Blair, an advisor to the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. Jagarine Singh, CEO of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), attended the ceremony, marking the official start of the Korea-Guyana forest cooperation project and strengthening bilateral ties. Guyana, with 85% of its land covered by forests and a 459-km coastline, is home to 90% of its population and 75% of its farmland in low-lying coastal areas, making it highly vulnerable to rising sea levels and natural disasters exacerbated by climate change. T...
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