National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat Land Degradation.

The Aligned National Action Plan provides the fundamental principles for guidance and fulfillment of the country’s obligation to align its National Action Plan (NAP) to the UNCCD 10- Year Strategy(2008-2018). The Aligned NAP provides consideration for the need for urgent efforts to integrate and strengthen existing National Policies, Strategies, Action Plans and the planning framework for conservation, promotion of sustainable land management and combating the exacerbated effects of degradation.
In order to combat land degradation and desertification, the Aligned NAP identifies activities to be implemented over time. The Aligned NAP proposes the following activities to address key land degradation issues facing Guyana: Produce sound scientific evidence and to determine the relative roles of drivers of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD); Conduct a national scientific study on land degradation; Improvement of the institutional capacity and the collaboration between governmental agencies; Mainstream Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) into relevant national policies, strategies and plans; Efficiency of knowledge sharing systems, information flow, consistency of the body of national policies; Finalization of the National Land Policy or Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Policy; Strengthening the links between the UNCCD and the poverty and livelihoods elements of the sustainable development agenda, including Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Trans-program integration; Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) within educational establishments; Enhancement of the knowledge and capacity of miners/land users to perform ecologically appropriate land restoration; Conduct awareness of, and training in, specialized areas such as the process of dealing with drought in order to develop appropriate actions in case of unforeseen occurrence.
The Policy identify four differente strategic objectivies: To improve the living conditions of affected populations; To improve the condition of affected ecosystems; To generate global benefits through effective implementation of the UNCCD; To mobilize resources to support implementation of the Convention through building effective partnerships between national and international actors.
The progress and impact of the Aligned NAP will be reviewed every five years based on evaluation of the established indicators.