Entries by Tanika Jones

COP 15: the EU and Guyana sign an agreement on sustainable trade of legal timber

Today at COP 15 in Montreal, Canada, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Guyana Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat M.P., signed a legally binding trade agreement to promote sustainable trade of legal timber to the European Union (EU). Mr. Jan Dusík, Deputy Minister of the Environment of the […]

Guyana and EU join forces to meet highest international standards on export of legal timber

On 27 October 2022, representatives of Guyana and the European Union met to discuss the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The Agreement will help improve forest governance and sustainable forestry, and verify the trade in legal timber. According to René Van Nes, Ambassador of the […]

Second Meeting of the Pre-JMRC

The Pre-Joint Monitoring and Review Committee (Pre-JMRC) was convened on 27 October 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana. This second meeting of the Pre-JMRC of the Guyana European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (YPA), was chaired by the Hon. Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources of Guyana, and the Ambassador of […]

First Meeting of the Pre-Joint Monitoring and Review Committee (JMRC)

Aide Mémoire, March 10, 2022 | Download Presentations 1. Updated Joint Implementation Framework (JIF) | Download 2. Comments on the VPA by the Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Guyana | Download 3. Comments on the VPA by the Forest Products Association and Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association Ltd | Download 4. Comments on the VPA by Conservation International – Guyana, WWF-Guianas and the Iwokrama International […]

Fourth Guyana – European Union Negotiation Session on a FLEGT VPA

The fourth Guyana – European Union negotiation session on the FLEGT-VPA was held on 10 March, 2016 in Georgetown, Guyana. 2. The session was chaired by Ms Veronique Lorenzo, Head of Unit (Environment, Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Wildlife), Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development – European Commission (EC), on behalf of the European Union (EU) […]

Third Guyana – European Union Negotiation Session on a FLEGT VPA

 The third Guyana – European Union negotiation session on the FLEGT VPA was held on 16 April 2015 in Georgetown, Guyana. The session was chaired by Dr. Cristiana Pasca-Palmer, Head of Unit (Climate change, Environment, Natural Resources), Directorate General Development and Cooperation -EuropeAid, European Commission (EC), on behalf of the European Union and by Mr […]

Second Guyana – European Union Negotiation Session on A FLEGT VPA

The second Guyana – European Union negotiation session on the FLEGT VPA was held on 18 July 2013 in Brussels, Belgium. The session was chaired by Ms Cristiana Pasca-Palmer, Head of Unit (Climate change, Environment, Natural resources, Water), Directorate General Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission (EC), on behalf of the European Union, as […]

First Guyana – European Commission Negotiation Session on a Forest, Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA)

The first Guyana – European Commission Negotiation session on a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) was held on 5 December 2012 in Georgetown, Guyana. The meeting was officially opened by Commissioner James Singh from the Guyana Forestry Commission. The session was co-chaired by Commissioner James Singh from the Guyana […]