Guyana raises Corentyne loggers’ concerns with Suriname

Feb 28, 2009 News

Loggers operating on the Guyana side of the Corentyne River have raised concerns about the hassle they experience with the Surinamese maritime officials when attempting to clear their produce. Over the past two days Commissioner of Forestry, James Singh, and Minister with responsibility for Forestry, Robert Persaud, were in Suriname dealing with several issues, including Guyana’s Avoided Deforestation initiative.
In raising their concerns, the loggers explained that on many occasions they are forced to delay transport with unnecessary paper work to transfer the produce from their concessions.
Last year July, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had written to their counterparts in Suriname asking for an agreement mechanism to be put in place to see the removal of those impediments faced by loggers and other Guyanese operating in the area.
Guyana had stated that those arrangements by the Surinamese were not provided for and should not be imposed.
Meanwhile, Suriname has expressed strong interest and support for Guyana’s Avoided Deforestation initiative, since the two countries share similar national circumstances.
The Surinamese Forestry Minister, Michael Pierre Jong Tjien Fa, also pointed out that Suriname is now starting to strengthen its Forestry Foundation, and would welcome the Guyana Forestry Commission’s guidance on the process.
GFC Monitoring and development of Forest Management Planning systems are examples for what the Surinamese can pursue.
Minister Persaud said that during the meeting he offered Guyana’s support to provide technical assistance through its REDD Secretariat, as Suriname is now going through the R-PIN preparation.
Additional training was also offered in Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) through the Guyana’s Forestry Training Centre.
Also raised during the meeting was the use of the Corentyne River by vessels transporting rice, sugar and other produce from Guyana, and the need for an early resolution of concerns faced by the shop operators.
Meanwhile, subsequent to discussions, the Surinamese counterparts and other technical officers were invited to Guyana in March for a one-week visit to learn more about the local forest sector.

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