Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 1998. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 1998 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the letter of 17th June 1997 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the honourable Member for Linlithgow, what support her Department has given to the Iwokrama International Rainforest Centre to provide forest research capacity for the Guyana Shield. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the letter of 17 June 1997 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the hon. Member for Linlithgow, what support her Department has given to the Iwokrama International Rainforest Centre to provide forest research capacity for the Guyana Shield. [44066] Clare Short: My Department has committed £3 million to the Centre's Sustainable Human Development Project in order to develop sustainable forest management approaches which will benefit forest-dependant communities living in the Iwokrama Rainforest. It will include support for applied research and capacity building. The European Commission is appraising for EU funding a complementary project on the sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity in the Forest. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is committing £100,000 to the Centre's research programme which is also being assisted by Canada and which will benefit from close association with the Guyana Forestry Commission, also supported by DFID. Some of the Centre's research will be conducted in collaboration with the Tropenbos Foundation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 313 c648W; 44066
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Development aid Forests Protection Rainforests Sustainable development Guyana
Contains statistics: Yes