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Iwokrama Moves Ahead
In March 2003, a new and innovative Iwokrama Business Plan was completed and presented in April to a Donor Round Table Meeting at Marlborough House in London .
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Chairman`s Message
This new format of Newsletter reflects our new and dynamic direction, a direction which concentrates on reaching self sufficiency in the next three years. Iwokrama was a gift to the Commonwealth in 1989 aimed at showing how a vast area of rainforest of one million acres and many thousands of indigenous people could co-exist and survive sustainably under the modern-day pressures of increasing population and insatiable demand for natural resources. In a way it is recreating the wheel but against the new setting of the second millennium.
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SUA Timber Inventory Complete
In May 2003, Iwokrama, in partnership with a Guyana Forestry Commission and a team of 40 local community members, completed the first management level timber inventory of the SUA. The inventory was designed by Ken Rodney.
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Dr.Monk
Dr. Kathryn Monk, former Director-General, left Guyana at the end of her two-year contract. During her tenure Dr. Monk made considerable effort to attract business-oriented persons to the International Board of Trustees. By the end of her tenure, Iwokrama’s Board of Trustees underwent substantial changes including the nomination of a new chair – Professor Ian Swingland, in addition to business and banking representatives
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Dr.Graham Watkins Appointed Director General (Ag)
In March 2003, Dr. Graham Watkins, a Guyanese born United Kingdom national, was appointed to replace Dr. Monk. As Director-General (Ag). Dr. Watkins formerly held the position of Senior Wildlife Biologist and has worked extensively in the field as well as at central planning and fundraising levels. Iwokrama’s new business plan and restructuring processes are significant accomplishments during the first six months of his appointment and gives a positive new direction to the Iwokrama programme.
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School Yard Ecology
In June, the greater Georgetown area was the site for an innovative teacher training course called Schoolyard Ecology. Schoolyard Ecology (SYE) makes the schoolyard accessible to children and teachers as a “living laboratory”. Through this approach, small portions of the schoolyard become living science labs for students of all ages. Children and teachers can observe and investigate ecological processes, interactions between species, and the varied effects of human activities using their schoolyards.
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Moving Office
As part of Iwokrama’s cost cutting efforts, the Georgetown Office has moved location to 77 High Street, Georgetown. This office is smaller, but the location is more central and accessible. As a result, office rental costs have halved, with little impact on productivity.
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EC Projection Evaluation
Stephen Devenish completed the evaluation of the European Commission project (EC (DGVIII) Project B7-6021/98-02/VIII/FOR) for the Conservation & Sustainable Utilisation of Biodiversity in the Iwokrama Forest. The project began in April 1999 and was completed in March 2003 with the main objectives of:

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Rupununi Wildlife Festival
The third annual Wildlife Conservation Festival was hosted at Bina Hill Institute in Annai on April 14-16. The festival continues the tradition of similar events held in 2001 and 2002 where Guyana’s wildlife has been promoted through fun activities and the celebration of young people working for conservation. Over 200 young people from the North Rupununi attended the festival.
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