Georgetown : The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment launched a Geospatial Information Management Unit at the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) that will track mining activities, legal and illegal, deforestation, and other illegal activities.
The Unit’s main functions include providing information on monitoring, equations and compliance to the Natural Resources Ministry and the sister agencies that fall under its administration; the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) and the GFC.
It comprises five staff- three GIS analysts, a manager, an Information Technology Specialist, along with representatives of the three related agencies.
During a PowerPoint presentation by the Unit’s Manager Haimwant Persaud, he highlighted that the unit will have very strong data security. However, useful information can be easily accessed through their website.
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud highlighted that the establishment of the unit will increase effectiveness in monitoring and management of forested areas and also in the mining communities. He added “it is an additional tool/ mechanism to allow us to get our job done.”
Also delivering brief remarks at the event was the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Guyana, H.E Zhang Limin who said that Guyana and China share a strong bond.
Ambassador Limin, also expressed his hope that as Guyana continues to develop its economy it also does a very good job in protecting its environment.
To further enhance geotechnology, a Geospatial Information System Policy contract was signed between the Managing Director of Geotech Vision, Ms. Valerie Grant and Commissioner of GGMC Rickford Vieira.
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