To assist Guyana in attaining its objective for mercury-free mining, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) yesterday donated US$60,000 or $12 million to facilitate training and awareness to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE).
However, while the MNRE welcomed the grant, Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud explained that it’s a gradual process and he did not foresee a ban on mercury mining until possibly another ten years’ time.
“This will support and supplement what they are doing.
