A landmark agreement to improve forest governance and verify the trade in legal timber is set to be signed before the end of the year with the European Union (EU).
The signing will culminate a 10-year-long process.
The Ministry of Natural Resources in a release yesterday disclosed that representatives of Guyana and the EU held a meeting to discuss the implementation of their Voluntary Partner-ship Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The release noted that the agreement will also focus on sustainable forestry.