January 24, 2012 - Conservation International (CI) announced today the results of a scientific survey in southwest Suriname that documented nearly 1,300 species, including 46 species which may be new to science. The three-week survey, an initiative of CI’s long-standing Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), explored three remote sites along the Kutari and Sipaliwini Rivers near the village of Kwamalasumutu from August to September 2010, in an effort to document the region’s poorly known biodiversity and help develop sustainable ecotourism opportunities for the local people.
A collaborative team of 53 scientists, indigenous Trio people and students explored sites near the village of Kwamalasumutu in Suriname, in an effort to document the region’s poorly known biodiversity and help develop sustainable ecotourism opportunities for the local people. The survey, held from August to September 2010, was an initiative of Conservation InternationaI’s long-standing Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) http://www.conservation.org
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A collaborative team of 53 scientists, indigenous Trio people and students explored sites near the village of Kwamalasumutu in Suriname, in an effort to document the region’s poorly known biodiversity and help develop sustainable ecotourism opportunities for the local people. The survey, held from August to September 2010, was an initiative of Conservation InternationaI’s long-standing Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) http://www.conservation.org
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PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for coverage/promotion of the press release titled “An Armored Catfish, a ‘Cowboy Frog’, and a Rainbow of Colorful Critters discovered in Southwest Suriname” by Conservation International. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
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© Piotr Naskrecki
PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for coverage/promotion of the press release titled “An Armored Catfish, a ‘Cowboy Frog’, and a Rainbow of Colorful Critters discovered in Southwest Suriname” by Conservation International. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
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