Tropenbos Suriname establishes first Agroforestry Farmers Field School
“I find it to be a beautiful project and a sign of progress within the village. The communities of Brownsweg, as well as the villages along the river, can benefit from this. We can improve our agricultural techniques to produce more and better crops,” says Basya Emelina Pobosi from Djankakondre in Brownsweg regarding the opening...
Entrepreneurs Brownsweg: Sales opportunity for products needed
‘There is an urgent need for outlets for the products. Our products deserve to be sold so that we can make a profit from them.’ This was the request of one of the participants in the project “Agroforestry for Empowerment and Improved Land Management” of Tropenbos Suriname, TBS, during the closing of the activity,...
Tropenbos Suriname is committed to ensuring food security within the Saamaka community
“We strive to improve the livelihoods of people in the interior,” says Shanaya Vishnudatt, project assistant at Tropenbos Suriname. ‘The focus is on reducing dependence on seasonal crops. We therefore introduce them to agroforestry techniques and provide guidance in applying them to their agricultural land. This allows them to...
Mitigating climate change for the community at Brownsweg, Brokopondo, Suriname
Tropenbos Suriname (TBS) is currently involved in the execution of the Local Actors for Change in the Hinterland (LACH) Brownsweg project. The project is carried out on behalf of Conservation International (CI) Suriname in collaboration with the Foundation for Nature Preservation in Suriname (STINASU). The purpose of this project is to...
Learn to defend: capacity building in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for VSG youth
Training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was provided for members of the Tropenbos Suriname team and young people from the VSG Within the framework of the project in Securing land tenure rights for Saamaka people of Suriname, through the work of Tropenbos Suriname, the Observatory of Ethnic and Peasant Territories (OTEC) of the...
The urgency of the land rights for the Saamaka people
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia joined Tropenbos Suriname to support the Saamaka community From March – August 2023, the Observatory of Ethnic and Peasant Territories (OTEC) from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia joined Tropenbos Suriname and the VSG (Association of Saamaka Authorities), to support the Saamaka community in the urgent quest for their …
Machines to strengthen farmers Baataliba and Boven Suriname
Start: 05 May 2023End: 05 May 2023 ‘Capacity Building Baataliba and Upper Suriname’ aims to strengthen farmers from Baataliba and the Upper Suriname area. The project ‘Capacity Building Baataliba and Upper Suriname (Pokigron-Lespansi 2)’ aims to strengthen the farmers of Baataliba and the Upper Suriname area. On...