Guyana

Websites

Find more information about the Guyana – EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement on partners’ websites.

Guyana Forestry Commission
The Guyana Forestry Commission aims to provide excellence in forestry management services to its stakeholders through the application of professional skills to contribute to its nation’s development.
European Commission Directorate-General Environment: FLEGT and VPAs
In the European Commission website we can read about the latest developments on FLEGT regulation and FLEGT Voluntary Partnerships Agreements (VPAs)
VPA Unpacked: Helping you understand FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements
VPA Unpacked is for anyone interested in or working on FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements. VPA Unpacked is organised in six chapters, which describe the different aspects of VPAs in increasing levels of detail. It is available on several languages: Spanish, French, Thai, Burmese, and Lao.
EU FAO FLEGT Programme
The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme seeks to reduce and eventually eliminate illegal logging. With the support of its donors, the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme funds projects created by governments, civil society and private sector organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve forest governance.
ITTO: VPA independent market monitoring
IMM is a multi-year project implemented by ITTO and financed by the European Union (EU) to support implementation of bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) between the EU and timber supplying countries.
Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana
The APA aims to promote the social, economic, political and cultural development of Amerindian communities in solidarity with each other and to promote and defend their rights.
Global Witness: Guyana
The goal of Global Witness (GW) is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. GW wants forests and biodiversity to thrive, fossil fuels to stay in the ground and corporations to prioritise the interests of people and the planet.
LoggingOff.info: Guyana
LoggingOff is a space for civil society to share and exchange views and experiences of the FLEGT process and the importance of recognising communities’ land rights. With up-to-date and from-the-ground information, LoggingOff builds connections between civil society in timber producing countries, and national and EU policy makers.
Capacity4Dev.eu: FLEGT Guyana document repository
Capacity4dev is the European Commission’s knowledge sharing platform for International Cooperation and Development.

About the VPA Africa – Latin America Facility

The VPA Africa – Latin America Facility supports the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan with a focus on Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). The Facility contributes to combating illegal logging and strengthening forest governance while encouraging sustainable economic development in countries that produce or process timber and export to the EU. The Facility is hosted by the European Forest Institute (EFI) and was established in November 2019.

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