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