Guyana’s conservation model shaped by Indigenous input, grassroots innovation
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Guyana’s conservation model shaped by Indigenous input, grassroots innovation

Over the past two decades, Guyana has undergone considerable transformation in the field of conservation as it has been increasingly shaped by indigenous input and grassroots innovation. Sharing this perspective is Dr. Lesley de Souza, Senior Conservation Biologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, who has spent the last 22 years working in Guyana’s forests, rivers, and savannahs. As global attention turns increasingly toward biodiversity preservation, Dr. de Souza believes Guyana offers a model worth emulating. #GBA2025 #IndigenousPeoples #GlobalBiodiversityAlliance #OnePlanetOneFuture #BiodiversitySummit #Guyana #ClimateLeadership