The government will speed up overseas development assistance programs with countries in Latin America to share its expertise ...

See full statement from the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development: The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has ...

WITH confidence restored in Guyana’s forestry sector, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has said that over 25,000 Guyanese are currently employed directly and indirectly in the sector.

“The Iwokrama Forest scored another first again as the only area in Guyana and the Caribbean to achieve this accolade. This verification of Ecosystem Services provides an additional opportunity to ...

The Iwokrama Forest scored another first again as the only area in Guyana and the Caribbean to achieve this accolade. This verification of Ecosystem Services provides an additional opportunity to ...

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) surpassed its production targets for the years 2023 and 2024. In 2024, there was an increase in production from 2020 at over 20,000 cubic metres. Commissioner of ...

During the recent surveillance audit, Iwokrama received only two observations. Non-compliances are categorised as “observations”, “minor corrective actions” ...

What resulted? When we left office, the Guyana Forestry Commission had a surplus of $211 million. By the time we got to 2020, that surplus was completely eroded. Due to the dwindling cash flow ...

The country is endowed with fertile agricultural lands, valuable mineral resources - including bauxite and gold - extensive tropical forests that cover 80 percent of the country, and recently ...