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inistry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Public Notice Renewal of State Forest Authorizations- State Forest Permissions (SFA-SFPs) for 2021/2023 The GFC will commence receiving applications for renewal of SFA-SFP’s from 1st October 2020 – December 31 2020. Application forms will be available at each forest station and can also be downloaded from the GFC website: www.forestry.gov.gy…
-small miners and loggers benefit from incentives, sector strategies aligned for prosperity Hon. Vickram Bharrat, M.P in his Budget 2020 Presentation as Minister of Natural Resources, in the National Assembly on September 15, 2020, outlined the sector’s strategic vision and plans for the prosperity of all Guyanese. This he highlighted…
