“We are working with the Ministry of Mines to extract classified forests from the mining register” (Minister of the Environment)

The Minister in charge of the environment, Roger Baro, indicated during an interview with the colleague from Editions Sidwaya, that his department will work with the ministry in charge of mines to extract classified forests from the mining cadastre, in order to prevent the disappearance of forests due to gold mining."In simple terms, if you want an operating permit or a mining exploration permit, we can no longer give you authorization as long as your permit is in a classified forest. We are therefore in the process of finalizing this work to extract classified forests from the mining cadastre," declared the Minister in charge of the environment, Roger Baro.The Minister of Environment, Water and Sanitation, Roger Baro, was speaking during an interview he gave to the public daily Sidwaya, published on Wednesday.For Mr. Baro, "extracting classified forests from the mining cadastre" can help reduce the destruction of forests in Burkina.He added that this work is being done in tandem with the ministry in charge of mines.Source: Burkina Information Agency