Civil society groups welcome gov’t intent to renew Norway deal

A group of civil society organisations yesterday welcomed government’s determination to press for a renewal of the forest protection partnership with Norway.

Stabroek News reported yesterday that Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman has said that the APNU+AFC government is interested in extending the forests protection agreement with Norway but there are some concerns that have to be addressed and there is need for a high-level meeting to discuss these issues.

Recently, the group of civil society organisations expressed concern at indications that government is walking away from renewing the agreement with Norway and also expressed dissatisfaction that the administration is dismissive of its views on the upcoming climate change meeting in Paris. In a statement issued by the Guyana Human