Updates from Guyana
Read our regular updates from the Sophia Point Rainforest Research Centre
Internet reaches the jungle!
And other September 2022 updates…
The off-grid quiet of Sophia Point is part of what makes the site so special, but it also comes with challenges. Internet is an important tool in modern research and so the team worked together with DG Network, a local internet service provider, to bring WiFi to the jungle…
Renovations at Sophia Point
And other July 2022 updates…
Despite the rain we’ve been busy making improvements to the site at Sophia Point. A team of local Barticians, led by caretaker Rodwell Mackey and his sons, have worked wonders to modernise the facilities, improve the staff accommodation and install a fuel and storage outhouse…
Learning from Costa Rica
And other May 2022 updates…
Costa Rica is a destination for leading environmental research. Centre Director, Sam Airey, has just returned from a trip to meet with and learn from those who have pioneered collaborative field research in the country…
Partnership with the University of Guyana
And other April 2022 updates…
In December 2021, Sophia Point and the University of Guyana celebrated the signing of a 10-year partnership aimed at supporting students to access and better understand Guyana’s biodiversity…
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