The Karaawaimin Taawa book is out!

Read the latest Issue of the SWM Newsletter
16 May 2023
Read the latest Issue of the SWM Newsletter
16 May 2023
FRENCH BELOW
We are very pleased to share with you the latest issue of the SWM Programme Newsletter.
Here you will find a concise overview of recent SWM Programme activities, news, and views. This issue includes an interview with Robert Nasi, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), highlights from each site and a special focus on the progress being made at the Guyana site.
We hope you enjoy this update!
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Nous sommes très heureux de partager avec vous le dernier numéro du Bulletin du Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage (SWM Programme).
Vous y trouverez un aperçu concis des activités récentes du SWM Programme. Ce dixième numéro comprend une entrevue avec Robert Nasi, directeur général du Centre de recherche forestière internationale (CIFOR), les faits saillants de chaque site et un accent particulier sur les progrès réalisés sur le site en Guyana.
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette mise à jour!

©FAO/Bruno Portier
Célébrons la Journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs!
13 May 2023
Célébrons la Journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs!
13 May 2023
La Journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs est une campagne annuelle de sensibilisation soulignant la nécessité de conserver les oiseaux migrateurs et leurs habitats.
Cette année, l’accent est mis sur l’importance de « l’Eau » et des habitats y associées - lacs, rivières, ruisseaux, étangs, marécages, marais et terres humides côtières — dont les oiseaux migrateurs en dépendent pour la reproduction, le repos et le rechargement pendant la migration et l’hivernage.
Dans cinq pays du Sahel et de la Vallée du Nil, le Projet RESSOURCE, en collaboration avec les autorités nationales et les communautés locales, vise à:
- préserver les écosystèmes des grandes zones humides sahéliennes ;
- améliorer les connaissances sur les populations d’oiseaux d’eau et sur les prélèvements par la chasse ;
- développer des solutions innovantes de gestion et d’exploitation durables des zones humides et des populations d’oiseaux d’eau.
Apprenez-en davantage sur les approches innovantes développées par le Projet Ressource pour promouvoir une gestion durable des populations d’oiseaux d’eau et de leurs habitats sahéliens ici : Projet RESSOURCE
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Let’s celebrate World's Migratory Bird Day!
World's Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
This year’s focus is ‘’Water’’ and its importance to migratory birds who rely on it and its associated habitats—lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, swamps, marshes, and coastal wetlands—for breeding, resting and refueling during migration, and wintering.
In five countries in the Sahel and the Nile Valley, the RESSOURCE Project, in collaboration with the national authorities and local communities, aims to:
- preserve the ecosystems of major Sahelian wetlands;
- improve knowledge on waterbird populations and on harvesting by hunting;
- develop innovative solutions for the sustainable management and exploitation of wetlands and waterbird populations.
Learn more about how the RESSOURCE Project works to develop innovative solutions for the sustainable management of migratory water birds populations and their habitats here:
https://www.swm-programme.info/ressource-project

3D virtual exhibition has departed to Gabon and Madagascar! ✈️
27 April 2023
3D virtual exhibition has departed to Gabon and Madagascar! ✈️
27 April 2023
FRENCH BELOW
Explore our latest exhibition that features images from Gabon and Madagascar by the award-winning photographers Brent Stirton and Rijasolo!
Through a careful selection of photographs and videos you can get a first-hand glimpse of the SWM Programme efforts to improve wildlife conservation and food security in both countries.
We hope you enjoy your walk past the diverse scenes, wildlife and local communities that are found in Mulundu department and the Makira Natural Park.
Click here if you are ready to take a ‘’Walk on the Wild Side’’! 🌴🎋
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L’exposition virtuelle en 3D du SWM Programme décolle pour le Gabon et Madagascar! ✈️
Découvrez notre dernière exposition présentant des images prises par les photographes primés Brent Stirton et Rijasolo au Gabon et à Madagascar!
Grâce à une sélection soignée de photos et de vidéos, vous aurez un aperçu des efforts du SWM Programme visant à améliorer la conservation de la faune sauvage et la sécurité alimentaire dans ces deux pays.
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette promenade à la rencontre des différents paysages, de la faune sauvage et des communautés locales qui habitent le département de Mulundu et le Parc Naturel de Makira.
Profitez de cette «balade en forêt» en cliquant ici ! 🌴

The Karaawaimin Taawa book is out!
21 April 2023
The Karaawaimin Taawa book is out!
21 April 2023
We are glad to announce the release of The Karaawaimin Taawa book.
It provides fascinating insights into a biocultural assessment that was led by the Wapichan people in Guyana. The book presents many secretive and curious mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish and insects, which inhabit the Rupununi Savannah.
This beautiful and engaging SWM Programme publication 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.
Click here to read the full publication: https://t.ly/Enp5

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Leading women in sustainable wildlife management: Meet Lorrie Thomas
17 April 2023
Leading women in sustainable wildlife management: Meet Lorrie Thomas
17 April 2023
Lorrie Thomas and her husband have been engaged in turtle conservation over the past three years.
The village they live in, Yupukari, is part of a turtle conservation project originally implemented by various non-governmental organizations with the aim of helping river turtle populations to bounce back in North Rupununi.
In 2019, the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme started to support the project by providing community members with salaries for their work and upscaling the village river turtle conservation efforts by increasing hatching facilities and monitoring.
This is part of the SWM Programme activities in Guyana, which aim to encourage coordinated community-driven initiatives that support food security and traditional livelihoods.
Read the full article here.