EPA says two sawmill projects need no full environmental study
The EPA said its decision is not a sign that either timber project is approved. People who may be affected have 30 days to appeal.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided that two proposed sawmill projects will not harm the environment in a significant way. So neither one needs an Environmental Impact Assessment, or EIA.
The EPA shared its decisions in a notice published on 28 October 2026. It had reviewed two applications for an Environmental Permit.
One application comes from Ronhill Bhukhan & Sons Sawmills. The company wants to run a sawmilling, lumberyard and timber depot at Kara Kara, on the Right Bank of the Demerara River.
The other comes from Zai Logging Imports & Export. It wants to run a sawmill, lumberyard and timber depot at Kwakwani, on the Berbice River.
For these two firms, the decision means no full EIA for these sites. But the EPA said its decision "is in no way an indication that this project is approved."
The notice also sets out a right to appeal. Any person who may be affected by the project can appeal the EPA's decision within 30 days of the notice being published.
The EPA has looked at other forestry applications too. They include logging requests from Sunil Singh, Rovin Seekumar and Mohamed Wazir Khan.
The notice was published on 28 October 2026, so the 30-day appeal period starts from that date.