Guyana forest programme scrutinised

An environmental group has questioned the effectiveness of incentives given to Guyana to encourage the country not to chop down trees.



Norway has pledged to pay Guyana millions of dollars a year to preserve its forests.



However, according to Rainforest Foundation-UK, in the first year of the programme, deforestation has actually increased three-fold.



A Norwegian government official says the Guyana programme is progressing well but an independent assessment is still pending.