Carinya Sharples

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Carinya Sharples is a writer based in Guyana, South America. Her main areas of interest are culture, identity, and grassroots activism and innovation. She has previously worked for or contributed to the BBC, Channel 4, SmartPlanet, The Guardian (UK), Time Out, and The Big Issue.

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Oil production or carbon neutrality? Why not both, Guyana says

Carinya Sharples 12 Jan 2022

Mapping activities Indigenous

Guyanese project to bolster Indigenous land rights draws funding — and flak

Carinya Sharples 23 Dec 2021

Fisheries need to make gender inclusion a norm, not just ‘reach’ women, says Pacific study

Carinya Sharples 12 Jan 2021

Baobab trees at sunset in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

From writing to VR, finding ways to connect to nature during isolation

Carinya Sharples 4 May 2020

Telling big environmental stories in a close-knit country (insider)

Carinya Sharples 6 Apr 2020

Decolonizing trees in a tropical city to nurture multi-cultural identity

Carinya Sharples 13 Sep 2019

Tropical rainforest in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation

Carinya Sharples 11 Apr 2019

Student government president Gaymon Edwards leads a meeting of his fellow students. Their current requests from the school administration include sprinklers for the kitchen garden, new locks for the classrooms, and full electricity in the dorms. Image by Carinya Sharples for Mongabay.

Guyana: The school where indigenous youth learn about their land

Carinya Sharples 15 Feb 2019

Wood that was cut for charcoal production near Katha, northern Myanmar. Villages in this area used to cut teak and other valuable trees for export, but have since started producing charcoal. The charcoal being exported to China can be made from any tree, regardless of size or kind. This amount of trees could produce about 150 bags of charcoal. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay.

France pledges to stop ‘deforestation imports’ by 2030

Carinya Sharples 1 Feb 2019

Guyana signs on to forest management agreement with the EU

Carinya Sharples 16 Jan 2019

Guyana deforestation rate hits 7-year low, officials say

Carinya Sharples 19 Oct 2018

Conducting field research. Photo by US Bureau of Land Management.

Safe spaces: Tackling sexual harassment in science

Carinya Sharples 5 Feb 2018

A turtle at Shell Beach in Region 1 of Guyana. Photo courtesy of Guyana Marine Conservation Society.

Guyana seeks offshore oil wealth in a green economy

Carinya Sharples 21 Nov 2017

A truck brings supplies from Georgetown along the Linden-Lethem road. The cost of bringing in goods to the villages lying off the road, mining camps or Lethem itself makes them more expensive than in the capital. Photo by Carinya Sharples/Mongabay.

Guyana’s road to Brazil presents opportunity and challenge

Carinya Sharples 2 Aug 2017

House construction alongside the seawall in Felicity, Guyana. Photo by Carinya Sharples for Mongabay.

Going under: mangrove restoration in low-lying Guyana a vital need, say experts

Carinya Sharples 13 Jul 2017

Timber stack at the Iwokrama mill site. Photo by Carinya Sharples for Mongabay

FSC certification gives boost to rainforest community

Carinya Sharples 19 Dec 2016

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Mining activities threaten honey production in the Caatinga biome

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