By Stabroek News

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Dear Editor,

Guyana has been a global leader in conservation for decades. With the launch of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in 2009, Guyana became one of the first nations to link economic growth with environmental preservation. The government recently launched a City Revival Plan to restore Georgetown to the Garden city, acknowledging the immense value of spaces like Farnum Ground. So why is a private business being allowed to occupy Farnum Playfield exclusively? How do you reconcile being a global leader on climate action and not protect green spaces from private development? Why this disconnect?

With Guyana’s rapid economic growth and urban development, green spaces are even more vital now than before. Any Plan calling for the creation of more recreational and green spaces must begin with the protection of current recreational and green spaces. Community spaces must remain accessible to everyone. And what about the children? When we’re thinking of the children we must remember all children. What about the children displaced from Farnum Playfield? What about the children who will no longer even know Farnum Ground exists because their eastern access has been blocked? And who exactly benefits from burying a playfield under a school? The children?

Dominic Fernandes