Description:

The Karaawaimin Taawa book provides fascinating insights into a biocultural assessment that was led by the Wapichan people in Guyana. It presents many secretive and curious mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish and insects, which inhabit the Rupununi Savannah. 

The book highlights the cultural ties between the region’s biodiversity and the Wapichan people, and demonstrates the role that communities play in safeguarding their land and resources.

The assessment was undertaken by community experts from the South Rupununi, the SWM Programme team in Guyana and scientists from around the world.