Support to FLEGT Joint Implementation Framework (JIF)

About this project

The overall objective of this action is to contribute to the achievement of a Green Economy via a low emission economic-development pathway, as specified in Guyana¿s Revised Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (2022) and its national policy document, the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 (LCDS), by strengthening Guyana¿s forest governance and sustainable forest management and implementing the EU-Guyana FLEGT-VPA. This will ultimately result in increased carbon sequestration and higher biodiversity values of managed forest ecosystems, improved market access and the creation of green jobs, and the protection of the rights of women, indigenous peoples and vulnerable populations in relation to forests.This action is fully in line with the Memorandum of Understanding on Forest Partnership that the EU and Guyana signed at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27, November 2022), which among other aims to provide a framework to engage in a policy dialogue on issues affecting forests, such as deforestation, and forest degradation in Guyana.The Guyana-EU FLEGT VPA (hereinafter ¿the VPA¿) aims to reduce illegal logging, improve governance, and promote trade in legally produced timber. It also focuses on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and will boost economic growth by facilitating the creation of jobs in the forest sector and expanding trade opportunities including through a gender perspective.With the VPA ratified and having entered…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Guyana

Sectors

Forestry developmentForestry policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-ACT-61686.

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