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.