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Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Forests – Joint letter FAO-UNFF Message by Hon. Minister Vickram Bharrat – Minister of Natural Resources on the Occasion of International Day of the Forests 2025 Jewels in the Making Youths in Natural Resources Apprenticeship Programme 2024 Individual Consultancy Services for the Support for Guyana EITI in the implementation of Beneficial Ownership Roadmap in Guyana Draft Petroleum Activities Bill 2023 Artisanal Gold Council and the Ministry of Natural Resources Collaborate to Further Advance the Reduction of Mercury Use in the Small and Medium-Scale Mining Sector <strong>Forestry Revolving Fund</strong>

Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Forests – Joint letter FAO-UNFF

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) have the honour to...

Message by Hon. Minister Vickram Bharrat – Minister of Natural Resources on the Occasion of International Day of the Forests 2025

March 21 has been designated International Day of Forests (IDF) by the United Nations General Assembly The Theme for IDF 2025 is Forests and Foods Guyana’s pristine tropical forests cover an estimated 85 % of the country’s landmass. It acts as a global carbon sink supporting activities vital for living organisms, inclusive of livelihoods, watershed management and biodiversity.

Jewels in the Making

Moulding creativity into craftsmanship at The Guyana Mining School and Training Centre Jewellery-Making Programme GUYANA is home to many skilled cultural and creative artisans, many...

Youths in Natural Resources Apprenticeship Programme 2024

The Ministry of Natural Resources welcomes applications for its annual Youths in Natural Resources Programme. Application forms can be downloaded below:

Individual Consultancy Services for the Support for Guyana EITI in the implementation of Beneficial Ownership Roadmap in Guyana

Draft Petroleum Activities Bill 2023

Gov’t releases draft Petroleum Activities Bill 2023 https://petroleum.gov.gy/article/draft-petroleum-activities-bill-2023

Artisanal Gold Council and the Ministry of Natural Resources Collaborate to Further Advance the Reduction of Mercury Use in the Small and Medium-Scale Mining Sector

Georgetown, GUYANA – As you are aware, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)continues its critical work in support of the sector of exploring methodologies and...

Forestry Revolving Fund

The 900 million GYD Forestry Revolving Fund Facility (FRF) is a collaboration between the Government of Guyana and Demerara Bank Limited aimed at strengthening the...

The Ministry 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.

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Mining in Guyana is managed by the Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) under the Mining Act of 1989. The Act allows the GGMC to be the guardian of all minerals in Guyana. Therefore, permission must be received from the GGMC,...
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The Guyana Gold Board was established on May 15, 1982 to manage the business of trading gold in Guyana. The Board secures adequate supplies of gold ensuring equitable distribution at fair prices and engages in other commercial...
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The GFC is responsible for providing advice on issues relating to forest policy, forestry laws and regulations, administration and management of all State Forest land including distribution of forest land for all forest related activities...
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Youths in Natural Resources Apprenticeship Programme 2024

The Ministry of Natural Resources welcomes applications for its annual Youths in Natural Resources Programme. Application forms can be downloaded below:

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VHE’s “Initial” Audit Report for the Stabroek Block Cost Recovery Audit – 2018 to 2020

Introduction and Background On June 27, 2016, the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (GoG) entered into the Petroleum Agreement with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Limited, and Hess Guyana Exploration Limited for the purposes of petroleum operations and producing oil and gas…

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