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LOCATION: Central Guyana, bordered by Essequibo, Siparuni, Takutu and Sipariparu Rivers,Region 8 ( 04⁰ N and 59⁰ W)
DATE: January 13 - 16, 1999
DURATION: 10:00 hours - January 13 to 7:30 hours January 16
WEATHER:
Day 1 - Fair to Cloudy
Day 2 - Sunny with light showers
Day 3 - Fair with intermittent showers
Day 4 - Cloudy
NO. OF PERSONS PRESENT: Nine (9)
WAYS OF TRANSPORT: Road and Water
 

INTRODUCTION

Iwokrama is both a place - the Iwokrama Forest - and a research and development institution - the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development.

In 1989, the Government of Guyana made 360,000 hectares (900,000 acres) of Guyana's pristine forests available to the international community.

Iwokrama is responsible for the conservation and sustainable management of the Iwokrama Forest. Its 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, undertaking research, training and the development and dissemination of technologies.

The travelling distance from Central Georgetown to Iwokrama Field Station  300 km (188 miles) south of Georgetown.
 

OBJECTIVES:

• To deepen our understanding of the ecological, social and economic nature of tropical rain forests.
• To be engaged in practical studies of sustainable use of tropical forests ecosystems to provide local, national and international benefits without destroying biodiversity or the environmental integrity of the forest.
• To acquire footage for further outreach educational programmes especially on the coastland of Guyana.

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