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King Charles urges nations to adopt Guyana's forest conservation model

During Caribbean tour, British monarch praises country's carbon credit sales and protection of 18 million hectares of forest.

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What to know

  • King Charles III praised Guyana's forest protection and carbon credit model during a Friday visit, calling nature's value "priceless" and urging other nations to adopt similar strategies.
  • Guyana has earned $353 million from carbon credit sales and is set to receive $750 million more from Hess Corporation over the next decade, with 30% pledged for Indigenous community development.
  • The visit is part of Charles' nine-day Caribbean tour before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, during which he also met with veterans and visited sites tied to slavery and colonial history.

“Our ambitions continue to grow, to encompass biodiversity, sustainable cities, and a better relationship between people and nature.”

Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana · Philadelphia Inquirer ↗ · Oct 29

King Charles III British monarchIrfaan Ali President of GuyanaHess Corporation U.S.-owned oil corporation

King Charles urges nations to adopt Guyana's forest conservation model
Arab News

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    Charles meets Guyana veterans and visits Independence Park

    Charles met veterans who served in the British Guiana defense forces before Guyana gained independence in 1966, and visited Independence Park, where enslaved people were publicly executed in the 1800s following one of the region's largest slave revolts.

    “Everybody argues about how much. Well, it's priceless. That's the answer.”
    — King Charles III, British monarch · source
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    King Charles meets with Guyana President Ali, urges nations to protect forests

    During a meeting with President Irfaan Ali in Georgetown, Charles called on countries to place greater value on nature and follow Guyana's forest protection example. He condemned endless deforestation as prejudicing future generations' health and called confronting such threats "enormous existential" challenges.

    1. 5 outlets first by Arab News, 8d ago · also Hindustan Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, AP News, 10TV · read ↗

  3. background

    King Charles arrives in Guyana for Caribbean tour — Charles arrived in Guyana on Thursday as part of a nine-day Caribbean tour that began in the Bahamas.

  4. background

    Hess Corporation agrees to buy $750 million in Guyana carbon credits — U.S.-owned Hess Corporation, a partner in Guyana's offshore oil sector, agreed to buy $750 million worth of carbon credits over the next decade. Guyana's government pledged to set aside 30% of proceeds for Indigenous Amerindian community development.

  5. background

    Guyana becomes first country to issue carbon credits under global standard — Guyana became the first country to issue carbon credits under a global standard aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  6. background

    Norway pledges $250 million to protect Guyana's forests — Norway agreed to provide $250 million to help protect Guyana's 18 million hectares of forest.