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The largest of these is the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The protected areas are managed by the Suriname Forest Service. The Forest Service has appointed STINASU (Stichting Natuurbehoud Suriname), a non-profit foundation, to develop and conduct the educational and tourist aspects in the protected areas. [1]
Suriname has a tropical rainforest climate and a tropical monsoon climate, with hot humid conditions year-round. [1] Climate change in both Suriname and the wider world is leading to hotter temperatures and more extreme weather. As a fairly poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited.
Minister of Land and Forest Management [4] Dinotha Vorswijk ABOP: 3 August 2021 Minister of Natural Resources David Abiamofo ABOP: 16 July 2020 Minister of Regional Development and Sport Gracia Emanuël ABOP: 16 July 2020 Minister of Public Health Amar Ramadhin: VHP: 16 July 2020 Minister of Public Works Riad Nurmohamed VHP: 16 July 2020
An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, Department of the Environment, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources or Ministry for the Ecological Transition.
The rest of Suriname is covered with forests. Most of the forests are undisturbed because of the low human population density of 2.7 people /km. There are still new species discovered in Suriname. In 2012, Conservation International Suriname (CIS) announced that 60 new species were discovered in het Grensgebergte and Kasikasima.
The Central Suriname Nature Reserve was created in 1998 by Conservation International and the government of Suriname from the fusion of three existing nature reserves: Ralleighvallen, Tafelberg and Eilerts de Haan gebergte. [2]
The Suriname Planatlas of 1988 mentions the following mineral resources: Primary gold, usually in quartz veins. The expectation is that reasonable possibilities exist for the discovery of primary gold in the rocks of the Marowijne group. Alluvial gold, residual for example in laterite caps as well as in gravel layers in creek and riverbeds
It is a developing country with a medium level of human development; its economy is heavily dependent on its abundant natural resources, namely bauxite, gold, petroleum, and agricultural products. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.