Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Event: Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World On August 12, 2023, in honor of International Youth Day, the Leo Club of Georgetown Stabroek extended a warm invitation to Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) to lead an engaging session for its members aged 18 to 30. The event aimed to empower young individuals with …
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PRESS RELEASE: PFG LAUNCHES 1.5 OC LIFESTYLE CAMPAIGN DESPITE ADVERSE WEATHER Despite facing challenges posed by heavy rainfall and flood warnings, Policy Forum Guyana successfully launched its 1.5oC Lifestyle Campaign on April 22nd with resounding success. Over 150 attendees gathered at the Marian Academy Auditorium to participate in the event, which was aligned with this …
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PRESS RELEASE: THE LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2030 – GUYANA UP FOR SALE From a pioneering REDD+ Agreement with Norway a decade ago, Guyana’s forests are now being re-packaged as an ‘eco-system service’ in the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 in which the world’s leading fossil fuel generating companies are encouraged to invest. Buying …
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LETTER: MSG-Civic vote to abstain on the TOR issue was consistent with the position communicated to the Minister – KN Feb 27, 2023 Dear Editor, The following is an Open Letter to the President of Guyana sent electronically and as printed letter. We are writing this Open Letter on behalf of the Civic component of …
In December 2021, over one million people from around the world signed a petition calling on the International Criminal Court “to take all necessary steps to start an investigation into Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro for possible crimes against humanity over his government’s policies against the Amazon and its people. We urge member states to take …
Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) welcomes the long-delayed appointment of the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF). The continued absence of this Board has hampered the formulation of the fundamental principles and practices which should guide the work of the Fund. Having the Board in place will hopefully usher in coherent, transparent, and …
Appointment of NRF Board of Directors Welcome but Guyanese Deserve an Explanation Read More »
The current Government of Guyana won the most bitterly contested elections in the modern era. Despite the slimmest of majorities, the election left the political opposition adrift, providing the Government a lengthy opportunity to get into its stride. Although both domestic and international political fortunes seem aligned in their favour, the Government is more focused …
Press Release Campaign To Keep Rivers alive Taken to Communities Policy Forum Guyana (PFG), last week commenced the systematic phase of its campaign to protect Guyana’s rivers from the devastation of mining pollution with a training workshop in Kamarang, Upper Mazaruni. Launched last July with a rally, ‘Keep the Rivers Alive’ the campaign aims to …
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Climate change is real, and it’s coming. The leaders of 150 nations, along with thousands of representatives of nearly 200 countries, meet today in Paris for the 20th time to try and come up with a master plan to stave off the global catastrophe ahead. Scientists have known for decades that the problem on our …
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UN Environment is currently developing a Global Mercury Assessment (GMA) to be finalized by the end of 2018, as requested by the Governing Council of the UN Environment Programme  (now UN Environment Assembly)  (Decision 27/12: Chemicals and waste management, 2013). The work will be presented in two reports; 1. A Technical Background Report, a fully …
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