Guyana’s biodiversity information system a model for the world – IDB Rep

Guyana’s efforts to establish a National Biodiversity Information System (NBIS) have been commended by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with a senior specialist highlighting the country’s progress as an example of how trusted scientific information can help attract investment in nature conservation.

IDB Sector Lead Specialist Duval Llaguno made the remarks on Saturday during a session titled “NBIS in Action: A Deep Dive into Biodiversity Information Systems for Conservation and Finance” on the second and final day of the recently concluded 2026 Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Conference in Guyana. Speaking about the IDB Lab’s experience supporting innovation across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Llaguno said Guyana was demonstrating how reliable biodiversity information could create financial incentives and encourage market investment in conservation.

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“Guyana is a very good example for the rest of the world. And congratulations for this,” he told delegates. He explained that trust in information was essential to attracting financing for nature, noting that investors and financial institutions needed credible data to guide their decisions. “Guyana shows how trust in information can unlock finance. And that is a very key point,” Llaguno said.