Articles by Gaulbert Sutherland

Gaulbert Sutherland is a journalist with over ten years’ experience reporting on a range of issues including the environment and politics. A native of Guyana with a passion for the environment, he has focused on and investigated mining, forestry and climate change issues in Guyana and has won several awards for his work. He is currently based in the UK where he is pursuing an MSc in Climate Change, Development and Policy.

‘The forest is our life’: Hope for change in Guyana’s forests (commentary)

by Gaulbert Sutherland 6 August 2019

First, an American company came knocking. Then an Indian firm. A Chinese corporation soon followed. “Ten years doing logging? The amount of machines they wanted to bring... I said no,…

Guyana focuses deforestation prevention efforts on conservation and management

by Gaulbert Sutherland 24 January 2017

Old and omnipresent, Guyana’s forests earn money for the country just by remaining standing. Boasting an intact forest landscape percentage that’s among the highest in the world, the country’s forests dominate…