In the last six years were deforested in the country nearly one million hectares of forest, nearly six times the size of the Colombian region of Quindio.
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Gold mining explodes in Suriname, puts forests and people at risk
A new report finds gold mining in Suriname increased by 893 percent between 2000 and 2014.
‘Environmental impacts go beyond the BR-319’, say researchers
Environmental damage caused by construction of the BR-319 highway can increase deforestation in the Amazon region, illegal occupation of land and contamination in Manaus, researchers say.