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- One of the largest wetlands in Guyana is the North Rupununi Wetlands system, which covers 22,000 hectares of periodically flooded savanna and forest (Figure 1). These wetlands are dominated by the Rupununi, Rewa, and Essequibo Rivers, and include over 750 lakes, ponds and inlets.
- Following the first phase of training in January 2004, 31 sites were identified for monitoring over the next two and a half years.
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Staff Spotlight :
Iwokrama has revived its Professional Development Fellowship Programme (PDFP). This programme seeks to provide young Guyanese who have completed their first degree or postgraduate studies, with a structured professional experience, working in a mentoring relationship with experienced forest conservation and management professionals.
The Centre has engaged one Junior PDF to work in “Forest Conservation & Management’ and two Senior PDFs to work in “Forest Conservation & Management” and “Business Development & Management”.
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Sustainable Timber Harvesting :
Iwokrama mission is “to promote the conservation and the sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that will lead to lasting ecological, economic and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by undertaking research, training and the development and dissemination of technologies” |
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The Patron Message :
I have nothing but admiration for what the Iwokrama International Centre has been trying to do - to find solutions which will be of the widest possible benefit to all communities as we search for measures to reverse global warming and ensure truly sustainable development.
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