Guyana’s forests will become increasingly important in absorbing greenhouse gases more of which will be spewed into the atmosphere when oil production begins in another two years, the United Nations Resident Coordinator here, Mikiko Tanaka said. “With the production of oil and gas in the near future, Guyana’s contribution to overall emissions…
The Chairwoman of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), Jocelyn Dow wants to use some of the Norway Funds for the preservation of the country’s standing forests to set up a revolving fund to help small loggers get into value-added production. “The money that has been earned from our conversation- we…
DPI, Guyana, Thursday, March 22, 2018 An event to observe the International Day of Forests saw several women involved in the forestry sector discussing their experiences and achievements last evening, at the Umana Yana. The programme was organised and hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources along with the Guyana…
In response to the needs of the forestry sector, Government has crafted a plan for the establishment of a Dimension Stock Yard through a Private Public Partnership that will assure a reliable supply of quality timber products to the domestic and export market without competing directly with the private sector.…