Theme | Sub-theme |
Legal and policy framework
Oil spill response strategies
Government collaboration with ExxonMobil Guyana and engaged local community members.
Community-based involvement
Monitoring and law enforcement of regulations
Training and education programmes | Reviewing and updating the regulatory framework for mangrove management and conservation
Reviewing and updating the institutional framework for mangrove management and conservation
Reviewing and updating Guyana’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan
Oil spill preparedness
Oil spill mitigation measures, including detection and monitoring, containment, shoreline protection and cleanup, cost recovery, and compensation)
Government collaboration through Environmental Protection Agency, Civil Defence Commission, and Guyana Forestry Commission, with ExxonMobil Guyana and engaging the local community members
Community-based involvement in mangrove management and conservation
Mangrove management action plan needs the voice of the local community’s members.
Limited monitoring and enforcement of mangrove management and conservation regulations by inter-agencies due to insufficient funds.
Absence of coastal defence plan
Education programmes should include the importance and protection of mangroves against oil spills and related environmental risks |