Indian coffee company will not set up main processing plant hereThe Indian coffee company which was given a forestry concession to mainly carry out value added activities has said that its main plant will in fact be in India and not Guyana. This raises concerns that the company will continue to export logs out of Guyana.
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Guyana to soon receive US $40M from NorwayPrime Minister of Norway Mr.
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First of Its Kind Multimillion Dollar Trust Fund Launched to Protect Guyana's Forests
The governments of Guyana and Germany along with Conservation International launch fund to protect critical ecosystems, maintain global carbon stocks and benefit local communities
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IDB, CI-Guyana sign US$1.6M deal for LCDS implementationTHE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Conservation International-Guyana (CI-Guyana) signed an agreement yesterday, to begin a project that will test models for implementation of this country’s Low Carbon Development S
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Guyana’s LCDS and REDD+ model promoted at IUCN World Congress in Korea Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy and REDD+ model has been cited by former President Jagdeo at the IUCN World Congress in Jeju, South Korea as one of the working examples to achieve conservation of nature and address global climate change while creating livelihood opportunities at the nati
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Guyana REDD-Plus Investment Fund (GRIF) In 2009 the Governments of Guyana and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a
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Barama makes history with int'l timber certificationBarama Company Limited (BCL) has secured what it on Thursday announced as the largest single block of tropical forest to be certified under the Verified Legal Origin (VLO) anywhere in the world.
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Barama snags coveted timber legality certificationGuyana’s battle to eradicate illegal logging has been given a major boost with one major company recently received a key certification.
Barama Company Limited, which controls 1.6 million hectares of natural forests, has
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Guyana receives more funds from Norway under LCD projectGuyana will receive US$45 million from Norway for its climate services in maintaining extremely low levels of deforestation while advancing the nation’s landmark Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
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Guyana Hits Paydirt on Low Carbon Development PathImagine Guyana and Dominica without forests and rivers, or Antigua, Barbados and St. Lucia without beaches.
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Amerindians will comply with forest rules – TAAMOGThe Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) has hailed Guyana’s receipt of the US$45 million for climate services provided by Norway, while noting that Amerindian communities are following guidelines for sustainable forest management. In a re
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New Iwokrama Board chairman salutes Guyana’s LCDS modelRenowned climate scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was late this evening installed Chairman of Guyana’s well known international rain forest conservation, research and development centre Iwokrama.
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World Wildlife Fund disappointed over LCDS budget cut
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas has expressed concern that the cut to the budgetary allocation for the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) will undoubtedly negatively impact the country’s development initiatives through the revolutionary programme.
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Guyana’s prime timbers – over-harvested, under-priced and minimally taxed
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