inistry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Guyana-Norway Agreement discussed in high level talks today
Director of the Government of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative, Per Fredrik Ilsaas Pharo met with President David A. Granger this morning at the Ministry of the Presidency. Also attending the high level meeting on the Guyana-Norway agreement wereMinister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, Coordinator for, Ms. Marianne Johansen, Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Advisor on the Environment, Gary Best.
