Guyana, Norway recommit to climate, forests collaboration

Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen (left), and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, reiterated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral partnership on climate and forest. Credit: Ministry of Climate and Environment

Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, have restated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral partnership on climate and forest, according to a report yesterday on the website of the Norwegian Government.

Trotman has been in Oslo as part of the planned renewal of a forest and climate pact which had been struck in 2009 to the value of US$250m and was to run until 2015. An extension to the project was granted by Norway after several deadlines were not met.

According to Norwegian sources a decision has been made to continue the partnership based on