While all of the regional consultations are complete,NFL Jerseys Cheap, smaller outreach programmes on the Mangrove Restoration Project continue around the country.Over the weekend, the team visited the Orealla community where residents expressed interest in learning more about the programme.Targeting fishermen and beekeepers,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the outreach team conducted talks about honey production using the mangrove stands.With honey production as an alternative means of earning a livelihood, members of the Orealla community are interested in forming a group to focus on honey production. It was explained that honey produced from bees using the mangrove stands is much darker and richer in addition to being in more demand around the region.There are a few small stands of mangrove trees in the community,China Jerseys Cheap, and the fishermen expressed interest in creating farms among the mangroves to rear the different species of fish that are in demand on the market.During the outreach, it was discovered also, that lots of persons want to be involved. While the older persons were found to be knowledgeable about the importance of the mangroves, it was apparent that the outreach had to be targeted mainly towards the younger group. There are plans to target schools in various communities and implement competitions to test the knowledge of the students about the project and its importance.Paul McAdam,China NFL Jerseys, Community Development Specialist, GMRP A recent outreach to Wakenaam found the women there expressing interest in getting involved in planting.Plans have been made to return to the island to conduct a series of training sessions and to look at possible restoration sites.Meanwhile, Paul McAdam,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, Community Development Specialist attached to the project, observed that targeting the smaller communities in the outreach programmes is essential.He explained that wherever the mangroves are planted or the groves resuscitated, there will be a need for rangers. These rangers will be taken from the nearby communities.Similar visits to other communities are planned for the upcoming weeks. While in some areas the planting of mangroves has already begun, the larger projects will begin in August at Hope Beach, followed by Mon Repos then Lima. The Mangrove Management Action Plan is expected to be submitted to the European Commission before this month-end’s deadline for the financial agreement to be signed for the release of the first disbursement of funds for the programme. Approximately one billion Guyana dollars will first go to the Consolidated Fund. Through the project’s budget on an annual basis, funds will be drawn through the Ministry of Agriculture.? The funds will be spent on public awareness,NFL Jerseys China, research and development and mangrove restoration proper.