The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with Colombia, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the National Toshaos ...

A major highlight of Guyana’s presentation was its use of carbon-market revenues to directly support Indigenous development. Since 2023, between 15 and 26 percent of annual earnings from carbon-credit ...

A solar grid has been inaugurated in the remote, Indigenous village of Batavia in Guyana. Home to almost 700 residents, Batavia is located within Region 7 of Guyana, otherwise known as Cuyuni-Mazaruni ...

THE Government of Guyana, in partnership with Colombia, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the National Toshaos Council (NTC), co-hosted a high-level ...

Indigenous conservationists are helping to save the Red Siskin (Spinus cucullatusa) — an endangered little red bird — after it was "discovered" there in 2000. Although Guyana is one of the world's ...

Indigenous communities in Guyana, such as the Kapohn people, have received funds from carbon credit sales negotiated by the government, but many criticize the lack of consultation, rushed ...

In July 2025, the Indigenous Shuar people celebrated the end of a decade-long struggle when they received official titles for ...

My guide Stacey from Visit Guyana and I headed to Moraikobai, which is a village in the rainforest, roughly 4 hours southeast of the capital. It took an hour-long drive and a two- to three-hour ride ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, colleagues and I are worried about the difficult living conditions of indigenous Warao families from Venezuela who are settled in remote locations across Guyana.

This article, written by Clarissa Levy and edited by Marina Amaral, was originally published on the Agência Pública website on October 16, 2024. It has been edited for length and context and ...