A look at current FZS activities in Guyana and future plans for Kanuku Mountains Protected Area.
Located in the north-eastern tip of South America near the equator, Guyana is a country full of unexplored wilderness. Although it is roughly 60% the size of Germany, its entire population of 780,000 residents is about the same as one German city, Frankfurt am Main. This makes it one of the least populated countries on the continent, and with the majority of the country mostly unexploited for centuries, the rainforests have been left alone, in a near-pristine state.
To safeguard some of this wilderness, FZS has been supporting the Protected Areas Commission of Guyana (PAC) to care for the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area (KMPA). This protected area spans nearly 3% of Guyana within a part of the country considered to be the most ecologically diverse. KMPA encompasses a whole intact rainforest ecosystem including 1,000 meter high mountains. Here over 1,400 vertebrate species have been counted so far, including tapirs, jaguars, the world’s largest eagle, the harpy, and more.
Protecting one of Guyana’s most diverse ecosystems
Located in the north-eastern tip of South America near the equator, Guyana is a country full of unexplored wilderness. Although it is roughly 60% the size of Germany, its entire population of 780,000 residents is about the same as one German city, Frankfurt am Main. This makes it one of the least populated countries on the continent, and with the majority of the country mostly unexploited for centuries, the rainforests have been left alone, in a near-pristine state.
To safeguard some of this wilderness, FZS has been supporting the Protected Areas Commission of Guyana (PAC) to care for the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area (KMPA). This protected area spans nearly 3% of Guyana within a part of the country considered to be the most ecologically diverse. KMPA encompasses a whole intact rainforest ecosystem including 1,000 meter high mountains. Here over 1,400 vertebrate species have been counted so far, including tapirs, jaguars, the world’s largest eagle, the harpy, and more.
Protecting one of Guyana’s most diverse ecosystems