– to mitigate carbon footprint Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the Government will reforest 6,000 acres of mined-out land to help to mitigate Guyana’s carbon footprint. The Vice President made this disclosure during a press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Friday, where he addressed criticism…
Today at the Leaders Summit on Climate a group of governments and companies announced the LEAF Coalition, an ambitious new public-private initiative designed to accelerate climate action by providing results-based finance to countries committed to protecting their tropical forests. This initiative aims to mobilize at least $1 billion in financing,…
The $250 million budgeted for the National Forestry Inventory Programme would allow the Ministry of Natural Resources to better manage the forestry sector. Minister Hon. Vickram Bharrat made this statement during an appearance on NCN’s “Budget in Focus” on Saturday. The Minister said the Programme would help the Government plan…
Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat has said the capacity of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has been strengthened and the entity would soon be fully operational again. Under the APNU+AFC Administration, the regulatory body was plunged into economic distress, leaving a trail of uncertainty in its wake. However,…