The European Union Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU-FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) was initialled at a special ceremony at Berlaymont Hall in Brussels, Belgium on November 23rd, 2018, and followed by a reception for participants and special invitees. The initialling was done by Minister of Natural Resources Hon.…
− augurs well for Guyana/Norway Agreement – GFC’s Head of Planning and Development − deforestation rate reflects a total deforestation area of 8,851 hectares − new rate indicative of reduction in deforestation drivers, specifically mining deforestation DPI, Guyana, Friday, October 5, 2018 Guyana has recorded its lowest deforestation rate to…
─ two projects totalling $15.8Million launched with FAO-EU/FLEGT support ─ projects aim to monitor timber imports, build capacity assistance for Community Forest Organisations DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 9, 2018 Two projects totalling $15.8 million (US$79,000) falling under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organisation-European Union/Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and…
DPI, GUYANA, Monday, May 28, 2018 An injection of $10Million is being pumped into capacity building in the forestry sector. The project which was launched today at the Guyana Forestry Commission headquarters targets improving the livelihoods of forest communities. The GFC with aid from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture…