Karanambu’s Karanambo-1 struck crude in 1982 and proved it worthless days later. In 2025, geologist Ygor Sousa struck oil at 17 meters in the Rupununi, on the floodplain that gives Karanambu its name. Then two water wells 30 meters apart confirmed the find. He classified it as shallow migration and seepage, its commercial value highly…
Why the Kanuku Mountains Matter. The Kanuku Mountains rise above flooded savannas and slow rivers in southern Guyana. During the wet season, floodwaters spread across the Rupununi and link distant river basins. Fish move with these floods, wildlife follows, and communities depend on the cycle. As in the North Rupununi and Iwokrama, this system faces…
Arapaima—also known as Oma or Warapai—is one of the largest fish in the Amazon and one of the endangered giants that characterize the Rupununi. Despite more than 25 years of management work, the species remains threatened. Arapaima captures a central conservation-development challenge: supporting strong local livelihoods while safeguarding the long-term sustainability of species and habitats….
A launch post for rupununi.org and the blog series on conservation and sustainable development in Guyana’s Rupununi. Guyana’s Rupununi is no longer ‘out of the public eye.’ New national priorities are emerging. New markets are developing. New infrastructure is shifting the interior from the periphery of national planning to the center of national ambition. The…
