GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana authorities on Wednesday introduced that it had entered right into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Yale Middle for Biodiversity and International Change on the College of Connecticut to reinforce biodiversity analysis in Guyana, with a give attention to science, knowledge, and know-how.
Addressing the inaugural two-day International Biodiversity Alliance Summit right here, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said that the MOU was signed on Tuesday, marking the start of a strategic, long-term collaboration between Guyana and Yale College.
“This can be a monumental step ahead, not only for Guyana, however for south-south and north-south collaboration in biodiversity science. We’re constructing the worldwide biodiversity information infrastructure from the bottom up and from Guyana out,” he stated.
Beneath this settlement, Yale, by way of Map of Life – the worldwide biodiversity intelligence platform -, will work with Guyana to assist the nation’s management within the International Biodiversity Alliance.
Among the many targets for this partnership is for the Yale Middle for Biodiversity and International Change to assist Guyana design a world-class Worldwide Middle of Excellence for biodiversity analysis right here; construct a Nationwide Biodiversity Data System with maps, dashboards, and knowledge layers; and information the appliance of cutting-edge biodiversity science to determination making, together with for 30 by 30 dedication.
President Ali said that the college affords not solely world-class experience but in addition a community of companions, together with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Basis, the Map of Life, and the Sea-Geo neighborhood.
Yale brings not solely its world-class experience, but in addition a community of companions, together with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Basis, Map of Life, and the broader GEO neighborhood.
“No biodiversity technique can succeed with out the total involvement of those that stay closest to nature—our Indigenous Peoples and Native Communities. In Guyana, we’re nicely conscious of this.
“Within the Rupununi, the invention of the critically endangered Pink Siskin led to the formation of the South Rupununi Conservation Society—a grassroots group led by Indigenous youth. They haven’t solely helped restore the species, however have constructed delight, revenue, and identification by way of ecotourism, schooling, and conservation.”
Ali stated that this isn’t only a story of birds; it’s a story of hope.
“Nature shouldn’t be solely about carbon or commerce—it’s about connection. It’s about what it means to be human. We should defend not simply biodiversity, however bio-cultural variety,” he stated, including, “For too lengthy, we have now spoken in generalities about biodiversity. Not anymore.
“With the International Biodiversity Product, we’ll monitor tangible ecosystem outputs: from carbon sequestration to pollination to water filtration. With the Gross Biodiversity Energy Index, we’ll rank nationwide progress with integrity and comparability,” he added.
