Suriname, like many other countries, gives attention to REDD (Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) payments. This is the case since the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) conference in Bali, Indonesia, 2007. Along the process REDD became REDD+ when forest conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of forest carbon stocks were also considered. An essential step in any REDD+ strategy is the assessment of forest carbon stocks which will create data for carbon balance calculations. TBI Suriname has supported this important issue from the beginning. Additionally, the present assessment also received funding from the Capacity fund for Forest and Nature (CBN) which is managed by TBI Suriname.