An assessment of Guyana’s forestry sector in preparation of Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) under the Guyana-Norway forest protection pact has identified several weaknesses in Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) practices including the procedure to renew expired Timber Sales Agreements (TSA).
The Independent Forest Monitoring Scoping Report done by the GFA Consulting Group made several recommendations which are expected to be implemented. The Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Guyana and Norway outlines that
