Guyana Forestry Commission

Ensuring Sustainable Forestry
 


Guyana is situated on the northeastern coast of South America, in between Venezuela which lies to its west and Suriname (Dutch Guiana) on its east.
Guyana has an area of 214,970 km2 of which nearly seventy-five percent is covered with natural vegetation. Of this area, approximately four fifths is classified as State Forests under the jurisdiction of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).

The REDD+ (MRV)

In 2009 Guyana developed a framework for a national MRVS. This framework was created as a “Roadmap1 ” outlining progressive steps over a 3-year period to build towards a full MRVS being implemented. The MRVS...
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The Guyana-EU FLEGT VPA

Guyana and the EU negotiated the terms of the VPA through a collaborative process with both Parties that shared the goal of fostering good forest governance and addressing illegality. The VPA negotiations began in December...
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The PEFC

The Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification systems (PEFC) is a globally recognised forest management and chain of custody certification system. The PEFC endorses the forest management and chain of custody standards developed by individual...
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Application Forms

State Forest Permission (SFP) – Small Concessions NEW APPLICATION

State Forest Permission (SFP) Application Form

State Forest Exploratory Permit (SFEP) Application Form

Lastest News

Strengthening Sustainable Forestry: Key Addendum Signed Between GFC and WWF

On January 26, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and WWF signed an addendum for a 163 million Guyana dollar grant...
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UK Government Donates 85 Tablets to Guyana to Strengthen Forest Monitoring

Georgetown, Guyana — December 02, 2025 The United Kingdom, through the European Forest Institute Technical Assistance Project, donated 85 tablet...
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Guyana, UK sign MOU to enhance forest governance, sustainable development

The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
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