Entry #10: Into the Rainforests of Guyana with Scott Sveiven

Entry #10: Into the Rainforests of Guyana with Scott Sveiven

Scott Sveiven is the Director of Opwall's US office and the Country Manager for our Guyana expeditions. Originally from Minnesota, Scott started travelling the world and exploring his passion for wildlife biology from an early age. He went on to become a biologist, studying dual master's degrees in conservation biology and environmental policy, then teaching at a forestry school in New York state until he found his way to Opwall. Over the past decade, Scott has built and shaped Opwall's research efforts in Guyana, a country that still retains 87% of its forest cover. Since Opwall has many camps in Guyana, we will focus on one site in particular. The Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, which works with indigenous communities to protect the forest through several different mechanisms. In this episode, we discuss how Scott became passionate about conservation and forestry, challenges of working in the field at one of our remotest sites, and what we've learned in 10 years of running research in Guyana.

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Entry #23: Careers in Wildlife Conservation with Dr. Nick Askew

Entry #23: Careers in Wildlife Conservation with Dr. Nick Askew

Dr. Nick Askew is the Founder and Director of Conservation Careers, one of the biggest advice centres and job boards for conservationists in the world. Nick started his career as an ornithologist and ...

28 Tammi 202250min

Entry #22: Why We Should Kiss the Ground with Karen Rodriguez

Entry #22: Why We Should Kiss the Ground with Karen Rodriguez

Karen Rodriguez is Vice President of Program Operations at Kiss the Ground. Originally from Guatemala, Karen grew up in California and followed a deep love of food into the restaurant industry. Throug...

4 Tammi 202249min

Entry #21: Making the Holidays a Little Greener with Katie Bell

Entry #21: Making the Holidays a Little Greener with Katie Bell

Katie Bell leads Opwall's fundraising team and manages our site in Borneo. She originally joined Opwall after becoming passionate about marine science, and achieving a bachelor's degree in marine envi...

6 Joulu 202128min

Entry #20: Sowing the Fields with Ellie Field

Entry #20: Sowing the Fields with Ellie Field

Ellie Field is Opwall's Rewilding Lead and International Sales Manager. She spent much of her time during the Covid-19 pandemic learning about efforts to improve agriculture in the UK and rejuvenate b...

2 Joulu 202132min

Entry #19: Empty Stomachs Have No Ears with John Kahekwa

Entry #19: Empty Stomachs Have No Ears with John Kahekwa

John Kahekwa is the director of the Pole Pole Foundation from The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Pole Pole Foundation recently reached international acclaim as a finalist for the first ev...

9 Marras 202143min

Entry #18: How to Create a Protected Area with Manuel Sanchez

Entry #18: How to Create a Protected Area with Manuel Sanchez

Manuel Sanchez is an Ecuadorian ornithologist and science communicator who joined our expedition in Ecuador this year to run the bird surveys. Manuel grew up in Southern Ecuador and fell in love with ...

30 Syys 202149min

Entry #17: Wildlife Tourism for Conservation with Sophia Wood and Gara Trujillo

Entry #17: Wildlife Tourism for Conservation with Sophia Wood and Gara Trujillo

Gara Trujillo ran Opwall's Galapagos site in 2019. She recently completed an Erasmus Master's program in Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management while traveling across Greece, Hungary, and Swed...

30 Syys 202152min

Entry #16: On birds and Biodiversity with Joe England

Entry #16: On birds and Biodiversity with Joe England

Joe England is a British ornithologist who has worked with Opwall in Fiji since 2017 when he helped set up the first research sites on the Natewa Peninsula. Joe is deeply passionate about birds, biodi...

1 Syys 202151min

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