{"id":18031,"date":"2024-04-05T01:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18031"},"modified":"2024-04-05T01:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:14:09","slug":"wwf-and-gfc-collaborate-to-promote-sustainable-forestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wwf-and-gfc-collaborate-to-promote-sustainable-forestry\/","title":{"rendered":"WWF and GFC Collaborate to Promote Sustainable Forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 21st, the International Day of Forests, the World Wildlife Fund-Guianas (WWF-Guianas) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) marked the occasion by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of this agreement is to bolster the growth of Guyana\u2019s forestry sector, ensuring its sustainability for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MoU is part of the European Union-funded Sustainable Forest Livelihoods for Communities of Guyana project, which is valued at 1.1 billion dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project seeks to preserve the health of forests and natural resources by strengthening sustainable local community development initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, highlighted Guyana&#8217;s remarkable forest cover, with over 99% being virgin forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of this asset not only nationally but also globally, positioning Guyana as a custodian of invaluable natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bharrat addressed misconceptions about the prioritization of the oil and gas sector over traditional sectors like forestry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He affirmed the government&#8217;s commitment to investing in and partnering strategically with sectors like forestry, which employ a significant portion of Guyana&#8217;s workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the critical role forests play in Guyana&#8217;s ecosystem, Minister Bharrat underscored the government&#8217;s dedication to preserving this asset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He commended the Guyana Forestry Commission for its efforts in enhancing the forestry sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day of Forests was observed under the theme &#8220;Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World,&#8221; highlighting the importance of innovative approaches to forest management and conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with WWF-Guianas, the GFC is poised to implement sustainable practices that will safeguard Guyana&#8217;s forests for generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis On March 21st, the International Day of Forests, the World Wildlife Fund-Guianas (WWF-Guianas) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) marked the occasion by signing a memorandum of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18033,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18031\/revisions\/18033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}