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Georgetown-Lethem Road discussed in NYT article

The Georgetown-Lethem Road, deemed “one of South America’s most remarkable roads,” was featured in Sunday’s New York Times. The article and audio slide show discusses ...

Guyana rainforest diversity…threatened.

On a trip to collect information on the giant river otter, an endangered species, a group of researchers ended up in Rewa Head. "In just ...

Have you heard of…the Rupununi Learners?

[caption id="attachment_530" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rupununi - Photo by Kati Ringer"][/caption] I came across a great website one day for the Rupununi Learners. The organization is made ...

Guyana goldminers worried about ‘environmental era’

As the Guyanese mining industry adopts stricter environmental standards, miners worry about the higher associated costs.  Along with the stricter standards, the new rules will ...

Time’s Top 10 Scientific Discoveries

Suriname is on the list. (via time.com) #4  Among the hundreds of new life forms and animal species discovered this year, scientists have been able to identify 24 ...

Guyana’s bold move: Offering to place its rainforest into the hands of the international community

Guyana has offered to "place its entire standing forest under the control of a British-led, international body in return for a bilateral deal with the ...