Barama forest concession divided into four

The huge forestry concession in the north west of Guyana relinquished by Barama Company Limited (BCL) has been quartered and one portion will be set aside for conservation.

This was disclosed on Thursday by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman. At the briefing at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission on Brickdam, the Minister said that another portion of the 1.6 million hectares will be made available to small loggers who are interested in pursuing sustainable logging activities, while the