Guiana Coast
South America
The mangroves of the Guiana Coast – their lapping waves mixing with the calls of birds and insects from deep within the dense foliage – provide a symphony too precious to lose.
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Stretching across the coasts of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, the Guiana Coast’s mangroves and swamp forests are among the most carbon-rich in the world. They also protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surges. However, in some areas, mangroves are being destroyed for coastal development.
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Globally, the mangrove forests that buffer the coastlines of many tropical countries — from Guyana to Nigeria to Bangladesh — provide US$ 65 billion worth of flood mitigation each year and protect 15 million people from storm surge and typhoons. Along the Guiana Coast, mangroves serve as a first line of defense against erosion and flooding near the coastal capital cities of Paramaribo and Georgetown.
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The discovery of offshore oil in Guyana in 2015 has ushered in a new era of development, especially along the country’s northeastern border, where oil extraction could threaten the mangrove forests.
Just 3.3% of Earth’s land contains half of our irrecoverable carbon ecosystems. We must protect these lands in order to prevent a climate disaster. Please join us in taking a stand for nature and each other.