# French Guiana: Petit Saut biomass project suspended by the courts

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 2 events in Guyane, followed from 9 November 2026 to 12 November 2026. 2 articles from 2 sources (environment); last updated on 12 November 2026 at 17:40.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Environment
- Place: Guyane
- First detected: 9 November 2026 at 15:12
- Updated: 12 November 2026 at 17:40
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/597-french-guiana-petit-saut-biomass-project-suspended-by-the-courts

## Timeline (2 events)

### 9 November 2026 — [French Guiana: justice suspends biomass project at Petit Saut to protect wildlife](https://acturadar.com/en/events/14093-french-guiana-justice-suspends-biomass-project-at-petit-saut-to-protect-wildlife.md)

Seized by environmental associations, the Cayenne administrative court ruled that the exploitation of Petit Saut's submerged trees by company Triton harmed protected species. The industrialist must request a derogation to continue his activity.

1 sources, 1 articles · Petit Saut (Guyane) — Guyane

### 12 November 2026 — [Petit-Saut: Court orders prefect to require protected species derogation](https://acturadar.com/en/events/17579-petit-saut-court-orders-prefect-to-require-protected-species-derogation.md)

The administrative court of Guyana has ordered the prefect to formally require Triton Guyane company to submit a protected species derogation application within two months, and failing that, to suspend its activity.

1 sources, 1 articles · Petit-Saut — Guyane

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