Historic EU-FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement Initialled

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.…

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Guyana records lowest deforestation rate of 0.048 per cent – GFC

− 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…

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