UNCCD Focal Point:
Name: Mr. Andrew Bishop
Function: Senior Advisor
Ministry: Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Phone: +592-222-4055
E-mail: arbishop10@gmail.com
Geography:
Location: Guyana is situated in the central north of the South American continent with a coastline at the North Atlantic Ocean. Countries with international borders to Guyana are Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Area: 215,000 sq. km. (83,000 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Coastal plain, inland highlands, rainforest, savanna.
Climate: Equatorial tropical.