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Suriname has claimed a net-negative carbon economy since at least 2014. [4] This is in large part because dense forests cover over 93% of the country. [6] Most of the rainforest is still in pristine condition, [7] however it is being threatened by gold mining [8] and logging companies. [9] Agriculture contributes 40% of the country's emissions. [5]
Climate change in Suriname is leading to warmer temperatures and more extreme weather events in Suriname. As a relatively poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Because of the large forest cover, the country has been running a carbon negative economy since 2014. [11]
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]
The Nature Protection Act 1954 [10] and the Game Act 1954 [11] are important for the protection of nature in Suriname. The Nature Protection Act 1954 regulates the establishment and the management of nature reserves and other protected areas. The Game Act 1954 states which species of wild life may be hunted and during which period.
Nature conservation in Suriname (4 C) O. ... Pages in category "Environment of Suriname" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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] It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its pristine tropical rainforest ecosystem.
The name Suriname may derive from an indigenous people called Surinen, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact. [18] The suffix -ame, common in Surinamese river and place names (see also the Coppename River), may come from aima or eima, meaning river or creek mouth, in Lokono, an Arawak language spoken in the country.
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