Civil society group Article 13 has issued a call for the government to ban the exportation of logs and provide full disclosure on foreign companies working in Guyana’s forestry sector.
“We are aware of the distinctions between commercial logging for export, for local use and for clearing to facilitate infrastructure and other developmental purposes. Article 13 demands full information on all activities, including planned activities, of foreign deforesters operating in Guyana,” the group said, while making a distinction between commercial deforesters and local operators who satisfy the local demand for housing and construction. “The people of Guyana deserve to know the present rate and quantity of forest degradation, including a breakdown delineating foreign versus domestic usage. In this regard, Article 13 holds that Guyana must immediately ban all exports of logs,” it added.
