Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud met staff of the Guyana Gold Board at Bartica and mining officers and rangers at the Guyana Geology Mines and Commission (GGMC) substation in Region Seven to identify areas that need to be reviewed to boost their efficiency.
Forestry, mining, environmental management, wildlife, protected areas, land use planning and coordination and climate change fall under the purview of the new ministry, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
At the weekend, Persaud met with natural resources stakeholders at the substation and checkpoint at