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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
Topographic map of Suriname and EEZ (exclusive economic zone). Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most ...
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 is rich in freshwater resources. Suriname has 228 cubic meters of renewable freshwater resources per capita annually. However, these resources are seriously threatened by human activities, such as gold mining. Suriname has more or less 61 endemic freshwater fishes.
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.
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]
Suriname's production was 280,000 tonnes, on average, before 1939, and it reached 2,699,000 tonnes in 1951, eight times more, then 3,421,000 in 1954 and 3,377,000 in 1957. [27] The strategic nature of this resource allowed Suriname to benefit from the protection of the United States during World War II , and to attract investments from large ...
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.