Protected Areas & Sound Land Use Planning
Conserving biodiversity is a cornerstone of WWF's work worldwide
In Suriname and Guyana efforts have to be made to achieve 17% protected areas by 2020, as both governments have pledged by signing the Convention of Biodiversity (CBD). French Guiana is leading the way with 45% of its surface earmarked as protected area.
The Giant Otter -Pteronura brasiliensis- is protected in the Guianas
The current status of protected areas in the Guianas is:
Guyana: 6%
Suriname: 13 %;
French Guiana: 45 %;
Guyana: 6%
Suriname: 13 %;
French Guiana: 45 %;
Protected Areas are one part of a larger debate: sound Land Use Planning.