The Guyanese Forest Certification Scheme has been submitted to PEFC for assessment. Find out more in our upcoming webinar. The Guyanese Forest Certification Scheme has been submitted to PEFC for assessment. The public consultation, which is your chance to give your feedback on this new system, will run from 30…
-in keeping with sustainable forest management policies Guyana’s forests cover approximately 87 percent of the country’s total surface area with low deforestation rates. As part of the Government’s policy of maintaining sustainable forest management; a diverse group of stakeholders from government agencies, forest sector operators, indigenous non-governmental organisations, environmental non-governmental…
– towards increasing forest sustainability and global market access The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) recently engaged a diverse group of stakeholders on the proposed establishment of a national forest management standard and certification system for approval by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification, also known as (PEFC). On the global…