• The main orogenic event is the Trans-Amazonian Orogeny, resulting from southwards subduction and later collision between the Guiana Shield and the West...
  • these drainages have shifted over time, making for complicated biogeographical patterns among fishes of the region. The western Guiana Shield (pictured), is...
  • Another ecological and social issue in the Guiana Shield that is notable concerning EU Action is gold mining and the associated use of mercury.
  • Surveys, collections, and taxonomic description activities combined with belowground molecular-based sampling are identifying the Guiana Shield as a...
  • France, Suriname and Guiana have launched a cooperation program which aims to better protect the natural areas of the Guiana Shield.
  • Kaieteur National Park occupies a prominent position in the center of the Guiana Shield, in the Pakaraima Mountain Region.
  • As a whole, the Shield covers 270 million hectares and encompasses French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, and parts of Colombia and Brazil.
  • Guiana Shield. Guiana Shield, Bouclier guyanais, Planalto das Guianas. Countries: Brazil, Guyana, France, Suriname, Venezuela.
  • The Guiana Shield is relatively unexplored and has seen only a fraction of the exploration dollars in comparison to the West African Shield.
  • Referred to as the “Lost Land of the Jaguar” in a 2008 BBC TV documentary, Guyana is one of six countries that comprise the much-revered Guiana Shield.