Malaysia shares forestry experience with Guyana team

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud (left), in discussion with Malaysian officials. (GINA photo)

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud recently led a delegation to Malaysia for talks on the Malaysian experience with sustainable forest management, and their implementation of the European Union Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU FLEGT) protocol.

A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) on Tuesday said that the Guyanese team which included Tasreef Khan, Deputy Commis-sioner of the Guyana Forestry Commis-sion (GFC) and Gavin Agard, Forestry Specialist from the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, held bilateral meetings with representatives from the Government of Malaysia and senior executives from Samling Global Limited