June 05, 2005

Rainforest School

The Amazon jungle rises north from the river basin to the Guiana Shield. We are filming a documentary about a rainforest school [the school is being funded by WWF] that is being set up in interior of Suriname, in the Guianas, South America.

We are also developing an education program and publicity material [such as the poster above] for Stinasu, the foundation for nature conservation in Suriname. The education program and documentary focus on animal behaviour, rainforest ecosystems and conservation issues such as the impact of gold mining on vegetation, biodiversity and health. We are also working with leading primate anthropologists to capture footage (HDV equipment) of species unique to the Guianas such as the bearded saki as well as the spider monkey, the white faced saki, howler monkey, capuchin and other animals. We are in Suriname on Brownsberg mountain [on the link map below near Brownsweg]:
Click here for a map.