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Guyana is situated on the northeastern coast of South America, in between Venezuela which lies to its west and Suriname (Dutch Guiana) on its east. Guyana has an area of 214,970 km2 of which nearly seventy-five percent is covered with natural vegetation. Of this area, approximately four fifths is classified as State Forests under the jurisdiction of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).
OUR MISSION
To provide excellence in forestry management services to our stakeholders through the application of professional skills to contribute to our nation’s development.
VISION
To be a dynamic and professional Forestry Commission highly respected by local and international stakeholders.
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The GFC is responsible for advising the subject Minister on issues relating to forest policy, forestry laws and regulations. The Commission is also responsible for the administration and management of all State Forest land. The work of the Commission is guided by a National Forest Plan that has been developed to address the forest policy.
The Commission develops and monitors standards for forest sector operations, develops and implements forest protection and conservation strategies, oversees forest research and provides support and guidance to forest education and training. See departments for a list of departments in the GFC. The GFC is governed by a board of directors appointed by the President. The board is responsible for the performance of the functions conferred on the Commission by the Act.
Guyana Forestry Commission and partners to host global virtual learning and networking event that support local forest sector stakeholders
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The Guyana Forestry Commission and partners will be hosting an upcoming virtual learning event on the European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU-FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) titled Markets, Technologies and Communities: Lessons and Experiences for the Forest and Wood Product Sector in Guyana from Tuesday, November 10…
Strengthening Press and Media Relations for the Guyana-European Union Voluntary Partnership Agreement
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The Guyana Forestry Commission, with support from the Food and Agricultural Organisation -European Union (FAO-EU) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme, hosted a one-day Press Field Day with local media personnel on October 27, 2020. It brought together media representatives from the Department of Public Information (DPI), the…
Press Release – Natural Resources Minister delivers on commitment to Ituni Small Loggers
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-as efforts continue to revive the forest sector As part of government’s plan to revive the forest sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is pleased to announce the issuance of Two Thousand and Five (2005) Log Tracking tags to the Ituni Small…
Budget 2020 measures crucial to forestry revival
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The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has welcomed the measures in the Emergency Budget 2020, noting that they are crucial to the revival and development of the forestry sector. In an exclusive interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), GFC Commissioner (Ag.), Mr. Gavin Agard said in the few weeks…