Gov’t commits $2B from mining revenues for protected areas fund

Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud yesterday announced that $2 billion in revenues from mining will be channelled to the National Protected Areas Trust Fund (NPATF).

The US$10 million (equivalent to about $2 billion) allocation would complement $1.7 billion already contributed by other sources.

The announcement comes amid growing concern over deforestation that has been caused by