| Overview :
UNDP's Sustainable Development Cluster is responsible for providing leadership and technical support for the delivery of the Environment and Sustainable Development pillar of UNDP's Strategic Plan. Its main focus is on helping countries develop the capacity to fully incorporate environmental sustainability into development at national and local, but also global and regional, levels.1. Background
Guyana maintains high levels of forest with an estimated 87% forest cover or 18.4 million hectares. The Guyana Highlands are considered one of the four largest contiguous and intact forested ecoregions, and form part of the Amazon forest. Two globally important ecoregions are found in Guyana. Biodiversity levels in Guyana's forests are extremely high. | 
