Ref: ORG/130        August 23, 1999

Dear Mr. Ogle,

EVERGREEN NATURE STUDY CLUB

I wish to highly commend you and the members of Evergreen Nature Study Club for the demonstrated interest and involvement in matters critical to sustainable environmental practices in Guyana and also your pioneering role in launching and now seeking to give the Club a national character.

Agenda 21, the action plan that emanated from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), anticipates, recommends, and supports efforts such as those being pursued by Evergreen Nature Study Club. Indeed, it is becoming clearer that the most effective way to ensure that persons and countries consider their impact on the environment and consequently proceed along a sustainable path is to have all citizens aware of their interaction with the environment.

As you are aware, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been mandated by the United Nations Body to address and promote measures that will preserve the global environment for the good of all. Here in Guyana, UNDP in collaboration with the Government supports a number of initiatives towards this goal.

We will be happy to share information on environmental matters with Evergreen Nature Study Club and will upon request grant Club members’ access to our Documentation Center. We are also available for participation in collaborative efforts that will lead to a greater appreciation of the environment.

We wish you every success in your endeavours and recommend support for such efforts that seek to inculcate a healthy relationship between students and their environment.

Sincerely yours

Richard B. Olver
Resident Representative

Mr Fitz H Ogle
Club Principal
Evergreen Nature Study Club
7 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust
Georgetown
www.sdnp.org.gy/evergreen