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22 September 2020 Suriname
With a forest cover of 93%, Suriname is the most forested country on the globe. Its forests are home to five Indigenous Peoples, who have been living there since long before the country became occupied by Europeans.
28 April 2020 Suriname
Tropenbos Suriname Director Rudi van Kanten and Assistant Researcher Bindia-Roy Jaddoe attended the INREF Forefront Workshop in Viçosa and Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 09-13 March 2020.
26 November 2019 Suriname
On 26 November 2019 Tropenbos Suriname organized the public awareness workshop: Forest and Urban landscapes: towards a Climate Smart Suriname. This workshop was sponsored by the European Union (EU) and the main focus was both on the hinterlands as well as the capital Paramaribo.
11 May 2019 Suriname
Wi! Uma Fu Sranan (WUFS) is an organization that aims to improve the standard of living of female producers mainly in rural areas. This organization provided a training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in Pikin Slee from 10 to 13 April 2019 in cooperation with Tropenbos Suriname (TBIS).
10 May 2019 Suriname
The project Sustainable Living in Pikin Slee in a changing climate (DLP) started in January 2019. This project is funded by the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Program (SGP) and runs until June 2020.