Guyana’s tropical rainforest is acknowledged as one of the few intact forests remaining globally that can help the world fight the climate crisis and has now attracted new support from the European Union (EU). The Government of Guyana and the EU inked a Forest Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at…
The PPP/C Administration’s commitment to the development of the forestry sector was further demonstrated on Friday, when President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali committed a $900 million revolving fund to support the sector. The Department of Public Information (DPI) spoke to forestry stakeholders and staff on Monday about the fund to…
His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced a $900 million revolving fund to support the country’s forestry sector. The announcement was made during a stakeholder consultation at the Guyana Forestry Commission in Kingston, Georgetown on Friday afternoon. “We will set aside $300 million in the revolving fund from the…
On 27 October 2022, representatives of Guyana and the European Union met to discuss the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The Agreement will help improve forest governance and sustainable forestry, and verify the trade in legal timber. According to René…