Forestry expert, Janette Bulkan says that government has continued to allow “unlimited” exports of logs and at low prices and she has slammed the “perverse policy measure” in place.
“All national policies favour in-country processing and value-addition for forest products, yet the government continues to allow in effect unlimited exports, with logs at remarkably low declared FOB (free on board) values,” said Bulkan in a letter published in the Sunday Stabroek yesterday.
Bulkan analyzed data published by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and pointed out that figures show that the