Guyana : Acarai-Corentyne Corridor

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Series: Rapid inventories biological and social, no. 32

By

Pitman, Nigel
Rutt, Cameron,
Souza, Lesley S. de
Oakley, Elliott,
Carrasco-Rueda, Farah
Picq, Sophie
Campbell, Jeremy M.,
Field Museum of Natural History.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Chicago, Illinois Field Museum, Keller Science Action Center, 2025

Notes

The text is in English, with summaries in Waiwai, Wapishana, and Trio.

In November 2024, local Indigenous experts joined forces with Guyanese and international scientists to explore a vast wilderness of remote rivers and rainforests in southern Guyana. Together, this large multidisciplinary team detailed the complex history and deep ecological knowledge of nearby Indigenous communities, alongside the geology, plants, and vertebrates of this 1.5 million-hectare expanse. What they uncovered -- using techniques as time-tested as poison vine fishing and as cutting-edge as environmental DNA -- was an abundance of previously undocumented petroglyphs, a spectacular diversity of plants and animals, and an undisturbed landscape that harbors dozens of undescribed species. This report synthesizes those discoveries, consolidating a clear set of ideas about how Guyana can leverage these lands and waters to advance its ambitious conservation goals.

Subjects

Biodiversity , conservation biology , Ecology , Environmental conditions , Ethnoecology , Guyana

Call Number

QH125.4 .G89 2025

Language

English

Identifiers

ISBN: 9798218622114
OCLC: 1530058158