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Collaborative Enforcement Activities see Arrests of Illegal Miners in the Iwokrama Forest

PRESS RELEASE Georgetown, Guyana – March 4, 2025 Collaborative Enforcement Activities see Arrests of Illegal Miners in the Iwokrama Forest Ongoing efforts of the Iwokrama International Centre together with support from the Government of Guyana agencies to stem the illegal gold mining situation within the Protected Area has resulted in further arrests. A mission with […]

Iwokrama’s Youth Engagement Enhanced with New Publication and Forest-themed Board Game

Georgetown, Guyana, February 5, 2025 PRESS RELEASE Iwokrama’s Youth Engagement Enhanced with New Publication and Forest-themed Board Game Georgetown, Guyana – The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) together with its community partners, the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) and the ExxonMobil Foundation, has launched a new publication, Conservation Canvases: […]

Iwokrama Forest achieves first ever claim for verified ecosystem services and retains coveted Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management

Georgetown, Guyana, 28 January, 2025 PRESS RELEASE Iwokrama Forest achieves first ever claim for verified ecosystem services and retains coveted Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management. Georgetown, Guyana. The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has received confirmation that the Iwokrama Forest has retained its Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) […]

Iwokrama and the British Chamber signed a biodiversity conservation pact

Iwokrama and the British Chamber signed a biodiversity conservation pact. Georgetown, Guyana 15th January, 2025 The Iwokrama Centre (IIC) and the British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham) today signed a pact to promote and support conservation and sustainable forest management in Guyana. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Iwokrama, Dane Gobin, says “the Centre warmly welcomes […]

Iwokrama wins two awards at Visit Rupununi’s award ceremony.

Georgetown, Guyana, 29th January, 2024 PRESS RELEASE Iwokrama wins two awards at Visit Rupununi’s award ceremony. Georgetown, Guyana. The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) today announced that it has received two awards at the recently held Visit Rupununi awards ceremony held at Lethem last Saturday evening. Iwokrama is grateful for […]

Iwokrama Forest retains coveted Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for the Iwokrama Forest.

Georgetown, Guyana. January 12, 2024 Iwokrama Forest retains coveted Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for the Iwokrama Forest. Georgetown, Guyana. The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) today announced that it has received confirmation that the Iwokrama Forest has retained its Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management following an […]

Iwokrama Research Plots for Monitoring Forest Impacts

Georgetown, Guyana. 8th September, 2023 Iwokrama’s Science Program conducts a variety of forestry research projects annually. One such project, recently completed in August 2023 was the re-census of 18 Permanent Sample Plots (PSP’s) in the Iwokrama Forest. Permanent sample plots are permanently demarcated areas of forest, typically of one hectare, which are periodically remeasured. They […]

Iwokrama Receives Good Travel Seal Certificate

Georgetown, Guyana. Wednesday 11th January, 2023 The Iwokrama Centre announced today that the Centre had received the Good Travel Seal Certification for its tourism operations. It was more good news coming quickly after Iwokrama was also selected as one of the Top 100 Green Destination Stories in late 2022. CEO Dane Gobin stated “this was a […]