Visit my new blog for my Guyana 2010 story told through photographs! Guyana Grenier

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Join us for the learning adventure of a lifetime, as we explore the remote rainforest and savannah of Guyana, South America, a country that is still over 75% forested, and with fewer than one person per square mile in the Rupununi region where we study. In this field course we will explore tropical biodiversity and human development at the edge of the world, in some of the planet’s most pristine forests. We will be staying at Amerindian-owned and operated lodges deep in the Amazon. Together, through direct exploration, interaction, and reflection we will explore the role of humans in their environment and the future of global biodiversity, while immersing ourselves in this most special place.

For info, write to Mike (click on the name above).

Red howler monkeys forage beside the riverbank, across from the Rewa lodge.

Come join us in Guyana, South America for a field course in biodiversity and human development at the edge of the world, in some of the planet’s most pristine forests. We will be staying at an Amerindian-owned and operated lodge deep in the Amazon. Together, we will explore the role of humans in their environment, and the future of global biodiversity.

Field Experiences in Tropical Ecology (CNSCI 2120) January 9 – 21, 2009

Welcome to Guyana Birding News, We're pleased to bring you the sixth edition of the newsletter sponsored by http://www.guyanabirding.com . We hope you'll find this publication full of interesting information and useful resources for planning your next birding adventure to the unspoiled wilderness of Guyana. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions about how to improve both our newsletter and our website. For those of you who have traveled to Guyana, we invite you to send your trip reports, photos and tips for birding in Guyana. Happy Birding!

By Daniel Howden, Deputy Foreign Editor
Thursday, 27 March 2008

The Iwokrama reserve, part of one of the last four intact rainforests in the world.

A deal has been agreed that will place a financial value on rainforests – paying, for the first time, for their upkeep as "utilities" that provide vital services such as rainfall generation, carbon storage and climate regulation.

The agreement, to be announced tomorrow in New York, will secure the future of one million acres of pristine rainforest in Guyana, the first move of its kind, and will open the way for financial markets to play a key role in safeguarding the fate of the world's forests.