Constitution of Guyana 1980

Right to housing 
Every citizen has the right to proper housing accommodation. 
 

Personal property 
Every citizen has the right to own personal property which includes such assets as dwelling houses and the land on which they stand, farmsteads, tools and equipment, motor vehicles and bank accounts. 
 

The environment 
1.    Everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to his or her health or well-being. 
2.    The State shall protect the environment, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures designed to- 
a.    prevent pollution and ecological degradation;
b.    promote conservation; and 
c.    secure sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. 
 

Democratic state with a healthy economy 
To ensure that Guyana is a democratic State with a healthy economy, the State shall- 
1.        facilitate the engagement of citizens in activities designed to achieve their sustainable livelihoods; 
2.        progressively remove the barriers that prohibit or limit the realisation of the potential for self-sustaining activities in such fields as agriculture, processing, manufacturing and artistic and information-based activities; 
3.        encourage and support the self-mobilisation of citizens: and 
 

Duties of local democratic organs 
1.        It shall be the primary duty of local democratic organs to ensure in accordance with law the efficient management and development of their areas and to provide leadership by example. 
 

Regional development programme to be integrated into the national development plans 
The development programme of each region shall be integrated into the national development plans, and the Government shall allocate funds to each region to enable it to implement its development programme.