9 Summer 2022: Rainforest Sustainability in Guyana
Environmental Sociology/Anthropology course taught by Dr. Wazir Mohamed and Dr. Aaron Comstock.
November 12, 2022
Arrival in Georgetown
Linden-Lethem Road
The road from Georgetown through the mining town of Linden and onto the Rupununi Savanah was an intense 250-mile experience! This provided insights into landscape change from the ocean plain, to the uplands, and into the Rupununi Savanah. A roadside shop also provided an opportunity to eat local cuisine.
Iwokrama River Lodge
The Iwokrama Lodge is a stunning ecolodge on the banks of the Essequibo River.
Sustainable Logging in Iwokrama
Students listened to specialists in sustainable logging and observed the mill at Iwokrama. This important process highlights the ability to responsibly harvest timber in ways that do not impact forest ecologies.
Iwokrama Canopy Walkway
The Canopy Walkway at Iwokrama is an amazing way to experience the rainforest at the treetop level.
Surama Village and EcoLodge
Bina Hill Institute, North Rupununi Savanah
Students engage in cultural exchange with local students at the Bina Hill Institute. This institute, developed by the North Rupununi District Development Board, serves as a finishing school for local students.
IUE Students experienced a presentation by current students, followed by a back-and-forth cultural exchange in which students from both places recognized their shared commonalities.
Parika and the Essequibo River
Playing Holi in Guyana
Museum of African Heritage
The Museum of African Heritage documents the trials and triumphs of African peoples in Guyana from the Colonial period through the present.
Georgetown, capital city of Guyana. The country’s chief port, Georgetown lies on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Demerara River.
Source: Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgetown-Guyana
Linden, city, northeastern Guyana, on the Demerara River upstream from Georgetown.
Source: Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/place/Linden-Guyana
Essequibo River, river in east central Guyana, the largest river between the Amazon and the Orinoco.
Source: Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/place/Essequibo-River
