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Paramaribo, SurinameE7 EcosystemsE10E11E12

Deforestation Concerns

Suriname's government faces scrutiny over deforestation practices as new reports reveal significant forest loss in the Amazon rainforest region, per WV News.

Local woodcarvers are increasingly drawn to gold mining and logging industries, despite government efforts to curb illegal activities, according to NWA Online.

The country's economy is forecast to grow by a record 21.5 percent in 2028, though environmental concerns remain amid expanding industrial activity, Suriname Times notes.

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Sources —

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01wvnewswvnews.com · 3 NovSuriname Deforestation 02surinametimessurinametimes.com · 3 NovScheek wants investigation into expenditures at TAS 03nwaonlinenwaonline.com · 1 NovWoodcarvers in Suriname face lure of gold mining, logging industries 04surinametimessurinametimes.com · 1 NovEconomy Forecast to Grow by a Record 21.5 Percent in 2028 05thestkittsnevisobserverthestkittsnevisobserver.com · 30 OctSURINAME government denies involvement in illegal wiretapping activities 06surinametimessurinametimes.com · 30 OctGovernment spends SRD 1 million on transportation of Mennonites 07caribbeantodaycaribbeantoday.com · 28 OctGuyana Ends 12-Year Drought With Inter Guiana Games Crown

Open data on the globe —

check it yourself
Forest lost since 2001
about 2,012 km² of tree cover lost within ~150 km
639 km² of it in 2019–2023 · worst year 2023 (208 km²)
tree cover ≥30% · estimate from map tiles
“About 2,012 square kilometres of forest around here have been cleared or burned since 2001; the worst year was 2023.”
Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change v1.11 via Global Forest Watch (CC BY 4.0) · Open the same data on globalforestwatch.org →

Why these floors —

E7 · E10 · E11 · E12

E14 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: deforestation. Its words also reach E10 institutions, E11 organizations and E12 states.

Here it is a dynamic between ecosystems, institutions and organizations: deforestation practices, forest loss and Amazon rainforest region (E7 ecosystems), with economy is forecast to grow and record 21.5 percent (E10 institutions), and woodcarvers and gold mining and logging industries (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E7 Ecosystemsmain floor

The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: deforestation practices, forest loss, Amazon rainforest region.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: economy is forecast to grow, record 21.5 percent.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: woodcarvers, gold mining and logging industries.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: government efforts to curb illegal activities.