The Emergence Machine
Woodcarvers Lured by Mining
Woodcarvers in Suriname's rainforest face growing allure of gold mining and logging industries, per nwaonline.com. The traditional craft is being abandoned as lucrative alternatives emerge.
The Saamaka woodcarvers are especially impacted by the pull of illegal economic activities, Bloomberg reports. These communities have historically relied on sustainable forest use for their livelihoods.
Suriname's government denies involvement in illegal wiretapping accusations, thethestkittsnevisobserver.com notes. The claims come amid heightened scrutiny of surveillance practices in the region.
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E7 · E11 · E10 · E9 · E12E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E7, ecosystems; the pressure it names: rainforest decline. Its words also reach E11 organizations, E10 institutions, E9 cultures and E12 states.
Here it is a dynamic between ecosystems, organizations and institutions: rainforest (E7 ecosystems), with gold mining, logging industries and illegal economic activities (E11 organizations), and illegal wiretapping and surveillance practices (E10 institutions).
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: rainforest.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: gold mining, logging industries, illegal economic activities.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: illegal wiretapping, surveillance practices.
The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: woodcarvers.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Suriname's government.