Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

Oct 26, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom

(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within those very same forests intact?

That is a question related to environmental accounting. Consider Guyana’s forests. They store enormous quantities of carbon, absorb carbon dioxide and help regulate the global climate. They also contain an extraordinary diversity of plant and animal species, sustain freshwater systems and provide habitats for countless organisms. These are different ecological functions, but they emanate, in considerable measure, from the same natural asset.