Location:   Red Water Creek, Yarowkabra, Region 4
Date:         November 25, 2000
Duration:  8:00 – 18:30 hrs
Weather:  Sunny
No. of Persons Present: Twenty seven (27)
Way of Transport:  Road

INTRODUCTION

Our natural resource base is dominated by forests, which is over 80 percent of the country’s 215,000 square kilometers. These rainforests contain great biodiversity with a rich variety of plant and animal life, including endangered wildlife and several unique species endemic to the country. Guyana is one of only thirteen countries in the world that retain their tropical forests virtually intact. The vast tropical rainforest influences temperature, precipitation and air turbulence, and it is an important factor in mitigating global warming. The rainforest also shelters watersheds, areas of remarkable beauty, and potential for scientific research and tourism. The other principal elements of the natural resource base include the abundant qualities of freshwater itself; agricultural land, distributed mainly along the coast and in hinterland savannahs; and extensive fisheries resources.

The National Development Strategy (Vol III) states that every citizen has a duty to participate in activities to improve the environment and protect the health of the nation.

In the interest of the present and future generations Non-Governmental Organisations will protect rational use of its fauna and flora, and will take all appropriate measures to conserve and improve the environment.

The purpose of our Study Base is education, production and recreation. 

The travelling distance from Central Georgetown to Evergreen Study Base is 48 km (30 miles).

OBJECTIVE

• To outline the utilization areas of the Study Base.
• To further educate students toward the principles of environmental resources: fauna, flora, soil, and  water.

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