Gov’t approves US$100,000 loan from GGMC for Iwokrama

Canopy walkway at Iwokrama (GINA photo)

Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon announced on Wednesday that Cabinet has approved a US$100,000 ($20M) loan from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to the Iwokrama Inter-national Centre for Rainforest Conserva-tion.

Iwokrama comprises a million acres of virgin forest intended as a template for sustainable