Guyana
Sources of information and contacts in Guyana's forestry sector
sources of Information
Studies and documents
- Alhassan Attah and Nico Rozemeijer (2019) Guyana-European Union Joint Implementation Framework (JIF). Guide for the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA)
- FAO (2015) Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. The categorization of lands used by the Guyana Forestry Commission (2019) differs from the categorization as used by the FAO.
- Forest Stewardship Council (2018) Facts and figures (faits et chiffres)
- Government of Guyana (2018) Guyana National Forest Policy Statement 2018
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2012) Code of Practice for Wood Processing Facilities (Version 2) – Sawmills & lumberyards (Code de bonnes pratiques pour les installations de transformation du bois (version 2), scieries et entrepôts de bois)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2013) National Wood Tracking System (Version 3.0) (Système national de suivi du bois, version 3.0)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2015) Forest Sector Information Report – Annual Review 2015
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2016) Forest Sector Information Report – Annual Review 2016
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2016) Proposed National Log Export Policy (2016 - 2020)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2017) Forest Sector Information Report – Annual Review 2017
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Code of Practice for State Forest Operations - Timber Sales Agreements, Wood Cutting License Holders, State Forest Exploratory Permits, State Forest Permissions, Community Forestry Management Agreements (SFA-TSAs, WCLs, SFEPs, SFP, CFMAs). .
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Forest Sector Information Report – Annual Review 2018
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Code of Practice for State Forest Operations - Timber Sales Agreements, Wood Cutting License Holders, State Forest Exploratory Permits, State Forest Permissions, Community Forestry Management Agreements (SFA-TSAs, WCLs, SFEPs, SFP, CFMAs). (Code de bonnes pratiques pour les opérations forestières domaniales, accords de ventes de bois, abattage de bois, détenteurs de licences, permis d’exploration des forêts domaniales, permissions pour les forêts domaniales, accords d’aménagements forestiers communaux)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Draft Legality Definition for EU – Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA Annex 2) (Ébauche de définition de la légalité pour l’UE, APV du Guyana, AVP annexe 2)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Guidelines for Forest Operations For State Forest Authorizations - Timber Sales Agreements, Wood Cutting License Holders, State Forest Exploratory Permits (SFA-TSAs, WCLs, SFEPs) (Lignes directrices pour les autorisations des opérations forestières pour les forêts domaniales, accords de vente de bois, détenteurs de licence d’abattage de bois, permis exploratoires pour les forêts domaniales)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Guidelines for Forest Operations For State Forest Authorizations ‐ State Forest Permission (SFAs ‐ SFPs) (Lignes directrices pour les autorisations des opérations forestières pour les forêts domaniales)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) The Guyana Timber Legality Assurance System (GTLAS) (VPA Annex 5)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2018) Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade in Timber Products Into the European Union (APV entre l’Union européenne et la République Coopérative du Guyana sur le FLEGT pour les produits de bois au sein de l’UE)
- Guyana Forestry Commission (2019) Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System MRVS) - Year 8 Interim Measures Report, 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, Version 1, 22nd November 2019
- ITTO (2011) Status of tropical forest management 2011 – Guyana
- ITTO (2013) Factors affecting competitiveness of tropical timber in Guyana
- ITTO (2019) Biennial review and assessment of the world timber situation
Websites
- Fordaq - timber trade network
- World Port Source - Map of ports in Guyanawith container liner service.
- ITC (International Trade Centre) calculations based on UN Comtrade statistics
- CITES database(base de données de la CITES)
- Open Timber portal
- WWF - Forest Forward
ALL Contacts
GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION (GFC)
1 Water Street
Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 226 7271 4
forestrygy@gmail.com
forestry.gov.gy
The GFC is responsible for the administration and management of all State Forest land. The Commission develops and monitors standards for forest sector operations, develops and implements forest protection and conservation strategies, oversees forest research and provides support and guidance to forest education and training.
FOREST PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING COUNCIL
17 Access Road
Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 223 5135 6
fpdmc.gov.gy
The lead organization in the marketing and promotion of Guyana’s forest products.
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF GUYANA (SAG)
10-11 Lombard St.
Werk-en-Rust, Demarara
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 226 2169
saginc@networksgy.com
www.shipping.org.gy/
The Shipping Association of Guyana is a private organisation that represents its membership of terminal owners, shipping agents and ship owners, and, in general, the shipping industry in Guyana.
IWOKRAMA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RAINFOREST CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (IIC)
77 High Street Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 225 1504
iwokrama-general@iwokrama.org
iwokrama.org
The IIC forest and research centre is a place to test sustainable forest management by managing the Iwokrama forest, a unique reserve of 371,000 hectares of rainforest.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Ganges Street
Sophia
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 225 5467 69
epa@epaguyana.org
www.epaguyana.org
The GPHA manages ports operations for shipment of wood consignment at Tema and Takoradi ports, and regulates the operations of the Shipping Companies / Freight forwarders to conform with VPA requirements on timber exports and imports.
WWF - GUYANA OFFICE
P285 Irving Street
Queenstown
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 223 7802
www.wwfguianas.org/
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world's largest conservation organizations and works with the private sector to drive conservation results.
FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF GUYANA
157 Waterloo Street
Cummingsburg
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 226 9848
fpasect@guyana.net.gy
The association is the main private sector body for forest concession holders.
GUYANA MANUFACTURING & SERVICES ASSOCIATION LTD.
157 Waterloo Street
North Cummingsburg
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: 592-223-7405
Tel: 592-223-7406
gmsagy.org
This association covers the value-adding sector of the timber industry in Guyana.
FORESTRY TRAINING CENTRE INC.
17 Access Road, Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 223 5061-62
Training institution on SFM in Guyana.
UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Turkeyen Campus
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 222 5423
www.uog.edu.gy/
Main tertiary training institution in Guyana.
GUYANA SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara
Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: +592 220 2297
Technical training institution in agriculture and forestry in Guyana.