Guyana Forestry Commission

Indigenous villages urged to embrace sustainable development of mining, forestry sectors

Recognising that indigenous peoples’ livelihoods depend heavily on the mining and forestry industries, Amerindian leaders have been encouraged to explore ways in which development can be balanced with economic activities and the preservation of the environment. This call was issued by the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat during his...

100 new sawmills, 50 lumber yards established over the past four years

Over the past four years, Guyana has seen the establishment of almost 100 sawmills and 50 lumberyards, increasing the number of value-added products within the forestry sector. As time goes by, it is projected that even more of these facilities will surface, due to the high demand for logs and...

Guyana produced enough timber in 2023 to build more than 20,000 homes

In 2023, Guyana produced approximately 446,000 cubic meters of timber products, enough to build more than 20,000 homes, based on United States standards. The forestry sector’s contribution to Guyana’s economy is undeniable. According to the US National Association of Home Builders and other sources, building one house typically requires about...

Guyana National Forest Certification System attains International endorsement

Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana (May 27, 2024) Following the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification’s (PEFC) recognition of the Guyana National Forest Certification System (GNFCS), the Ministry of Natural Resources is delighted to announce that Guyana’s aspiration to achieve global standards of sustainable forest management has again been recognized internationally....

MoU paves way for sustainable growth in forestry sector

In conjunction with International Day of Forests 2024, the World Wildlife Fund-Guianas and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the growth of Guyana’s forestry sector. The MoU was officially presented during a ceremony at the Yarrowkabra Forestry Training Centre, Soesdyke, on Thursday. It...

ABOUT US
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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Celebration of International Day of Forests 2024 by highlighting the progress made in 2022/2023 by the Guyana Forestry Commission

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FUNCTIONS OF THE GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION (GFC)

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.

GFC to undertake 100% forest inventory

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, August 09, 2017 The Guyana Forestry Commission(GFC) has announced its intention to do one hundred percent inventory of the forest. Chairman of GFC’s board Jocelyn Dow said the inventory will be an ancillary initiative to compliment the implementation of the second phase of the Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting…

Guyana gets Norway funds for implementation of second phase MRVS

DPI, GUYANA, Tuesday, August 08, 2017 The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has received funding from Norway to continue with the second phase of the Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS). The first tranche of the US$6.63M funding has been released by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)…

Forestry performance remains ‘relatively stable’ – Min Trotman

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 The forestry sector brought in an estimated US$19M in the first half of 2017. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, explained to the Department of Public Information (DPI) that the sector “is going relatively well and we are on target to bring in good…

Guyana and EU conclude Field Testing of the Legality Definition and Guyana Timber Legality Assurance System

Guyana has made significant progress towards concluding a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU), after completing a key milestone in the FLEGT VPA negotiation process. Known as Field Testing, this phase enabled stakeholders to evaluate progress and make recommendations for the successful completion of the VPA negotiations.…