EPA says Georgetown lumberyard needs no full environmental study
The ruling on the Mohameds Trading project is not an approval, and people affected have 30 days to appeal.
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided that a planned lumberyard in Charlestown, Georgetown, does not need a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The project is the Mohameds Trading lumberyard without processing, at Lot 23 Saffon Street.
The agency made the decision public in a notice published on 28 October 2026. It said it had screened the company's application for an environmental permit.
The agency said the project will not greatly affect the environment. So the project does not have to do an EIA. INews Guyana reported that an EIA is needed only when a project is likely to have large effects on the environment. INews Guyana added that a full EIA may not be needed when permit conditions and monitoring can manage the effects.
The exemption does not give the business a green light. The agency said the decision is "in no way an indication that this project is approved."
Anyone who may be affected by the project can appeal the agency's decision. They must appeal within 30 days of the notice being published. INews Guyana reported that appeals go to the Environmental Assessment Board.
Stabroek News reported on 11 November 2021 that the agency's exemption notices name Section 11 of the Environmental Protection Act, Cap. 20:05. Stabroek News also reported that the notices link to the published reasons for each decision.