A Guyanese not-for-profit company bringing together information, education and development-driven innovation for workable solutions.
Earth & Ink Incorporated (Earth & Ink) is a not-for-profit company whose key objectives are to consolidate information, inform and educate, provide support services and apply development-driven innovation for results and workable solutions, as part of Guyana’s sustainable development ethos.
We make complex national and international issues easier to understand through credible research, accessible journalism, strategic analysis and visual storytelling.
Earth & Ink’s portfolio combines technology, science, policy, law and in-depth sector knowledge and experience. Our capabilities include data interpretation, geospatial products, research and knowledge services, public communication, dashboards, map-based storytelling, community-facing tools and method-driven transparency.
Earth & Ink is strategically positioned for collaboration roles that sit between development initiatives and on-the-ground execution: project sustainability, impact visibility, learning and public understanding.
Our reporting is organised around six subjects: forests and carbon; biodiversity and wildlife; water and coasts; climate and energy; people and culture; and policy and development. We cover Guyana first, alongside the Caribbean and global developments that affect it.
Government agencies and policymakers, the private sector, investors, journalists, organisations running green and CSR initiatives, and researchers and students looking for credible information and context.
Every story is grounded in verifiable data and documented sources, and links back to them. Read our editorial standards, or suggest a topic you would like us to explore.
Attorney-at-Law | Petroleum, Energy & Natural Resources
Ms. Joanna E. Simmons is a Guyanese Attorney-at-Law with over two decades of legal practice and extensive experience in petroleum, energy and natural resources law. She previously served as Senior Legal Counsel within Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources, advising on major regulatory, legislative, contractual and governance matters within the petroleum sector. Her work has included the review and development of Production Sharing Agreements, petroleum production licences, field development plans and other key contractor submissions. She contributed to significant legislative reforms, including the Local Content Act 2021, Natural Resources Fund Act 2021 and Petroleum Activities Act 2023. She has also advised on matters relating to the marketing, lifting and sale of Guyana’s crude oil. Joanna has worked with the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, including as Project Coordinator for Guyana’s Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project. Her wider practice spans commercial, corporate, environmental, maritime, Indigenous and natural resources law, as well as contract negotiation and legislative drafting.
Geospatial Analytics Specialist | GIS, AI & Sustainable Development
Dr. Haimwant Persaud, PhD is Guyana’s leading Geospatial Analytics Specialist with over two decades of professional expertise and academic research. Haimwant’s PhD is in Applied Geo-Sciences and he is a certified GIS Professional. Haimwant’s leadership in the field integrates cutting-edge technologies, including satellite systems, UAVs, LiDAR, hydrography and artificial intelligence, into practical solutions that align with Guyana’s sustainable development agenda, building local capacity and fostering innovation and data-driven development.
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