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Environmental preservation…Efforts are being made to not only “talk the talk”
– Trotman
The preservation of the environment has always been one of great concern. Over the years, we have seen Guyana’s beautiful face being destroyed.
But, according to the Minster of Natural Resource and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, the preservation of the environment remains high on the list of priorities of the Ministry.
He stated that efforts have been made to not only “talk the talk” about environmental preservation, but to support actions that will have an impact on the environment.
These efforts he said are being implemented under the Ministry’s “A Clean Environment” Project, which seeks to provide tangible support to communities and citizens who have initiated efforts to enhance their environment.
“We want to come alongside them and give them support.” Trotman said.
He continued that last month, the “Best Kept School” Competition was launched in Region Five (Demerara/Mahaica).
The Minister also stated that earlier this month – just before Bartica was declared a town, the Ministry had lent support to the newly elected Town Council where a cleanup was done in several areas.
Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman
He continued that efforts are ongoing in other districts also, including Lethem, Kwakwani and Mabaruma.
Trotman stated that the Ministry will make formal, in Kwakwani, an agreement that was reached with several Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Berbice) Small Miners Associations and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) where a fee-payment structure was arrived at, so as to allow small miners’ operations to “remain viable”.
The same, he said, will be applied to other logging associations throughout the country.
The Minister stated that important updates about the work of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), specifically relating to applications, penalties and approvals of projects, will be included on their official website, www.nre.gov.gy .
“The Ministry is proud to announce that as part of our commitment to transparency and open governance, we have been expanding the amount and variety of sector related data available through our website. We believe that this information will be very valuable and useful to stakeholders in the Natural Resources Sector as well as the general public.”
The site, he said, currently displays and includes information about forest concessions; production and export figures; gold declaration totals; guidelines for applying for duty free concessions and items that attract duty free concessions.
Some useful links and maps he said are also available on the site including a link to 24hrs gold prices.
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