Sawmillers welcome opportunity to export logs

─ said increased competition will benefit the forestry sector Sawmillers are excited to grasp at the opportunities that will be created as the Government enacts a new policy that will allow those without concessions to export their logs. The new policy is covered among a vast list of measures in the…

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Minister of Natural Resources conducts visit to MNR Agencies

Ministry of Natural Resources Press Release Tuesday, August 11, 2020 — touts interagency collaboration between GGMC, GFC, GGB Solidifying his intention of having a hands-on approach with the Ministry of Natural Resources and its agencies, the Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, on Tuesday, toured most of the Ministry’s…

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Re-allocations of vacant forest areas transparent

-in keeping with sustainable forest management practices The Guyana Forestry Commission noted the publication in Kaieteur News dated 23rd January, 2019 bearing the caption ‘Hurried allocation of over one million acres of State Forest will be a national environmental disaster’. In the article there were a number of assertions made by…

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Small loggers undergo financial accounting training

− collaborative effort between REDD+ and GFC  DPI, Guyana, Wednesday November 27, 2019 Small loggers and other forestry stakeholders, on Wednesday morning, began training in the area of budgeting and accounting. The three-day workshop is a collaborative effort between the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (REDD+ Project) and the Guyana Forestry…

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