As part of government’s plan to revive the forest sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday announced the issuance of 2005 Log Tracking tags to the Ituni Small Loggers Association.
A release yesterday from the Ministry said that this was as a result of the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat’s recent visit to that community. During his visit, the Minister met with several members of the association and residents who voiced their concerns about the economic difficulties faced within that community.
It was pointed out to the minister that Ituni depended solely on logging for its economic livelihood. As such, the availability of an approved harvestable logging quota managed through the GFC’s issuance of Log Tracking Tags was vital for the sustainability of that community.
