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The Advisory Board of the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences is chaired by a member of the FEES Advisory Board. The principal role of this Board is to provide assistance with the development and execution of the Faculty’s work programme.

Other responsibilities include:

  1. Provide support in the execution of the Faculty’s Strategic Plan;
  2. Assist the Faculty with identifying priority research areas in a national context;
  3. Assist with identifying appropriate integrated programmes in a national context;
  4. Input into major curriculum changes proposed for the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes;
  5. Provide awareness of pending environmental and development projects; and
  6. Aid the Faculty in its efforts to provide academic prizes for FEES students and by helping to place students in appropriate jobs on graduation.
  7. FEES – AB Resources

Organisational Membership

Members of the Board are mainly drawn from government agencies, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.

Below is a listing of the current members of the Advisory Board.

Institutions        

Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GUYSUCO)

Bureau of Statistics, Guyana (BoS)

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC)

Hydrometeorological Service (HYDROMET)

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA)

National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI)
 

World Wildlife Fund - Guianas (WWF-Guianas)

Protected Areas Commission (PAC)

Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC)

IWOKRAMA International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development

Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC)

Civil Defence Commission (CDC)

Sea and River Defence Commission (SRDC)

Conservation International (CI-Guyana

Private Sector Commission (PSC)

 

Please contact the Administrative Officer at fees.ao@uog.edu.gy for more information