STRATEGY

1. Directly involve local communities living near a protected area in its management. 

2. Collect data through field research to protect biodiversity and identify threats early. 

3. Raise awareness to combat illegal hunting and habitat destruction. 

PROJECT LOCATIONS 

Central Suriname Nature Reserve (Kwinti community / Community monitoring / Community ecotourism / Spider monkey research / Voltzberg field station) 

Upper Coesewijne Nature Reserve (Bigi Poika and Kalebaskreek / Giant otters & parrots) 

South Suriname (Trio and Wayana community / Biodiversity monitoring / Wildlife trade) 

National (Jaguar awareness, Roadkill research) 

ENDANGERED ANIMALS  

The giant otter: threatened by mercury pollution and the disruption and pollution of their riverine habitats by fishermen. 

Jaguar: Under pressure from poaching (for the illegal trade) and human-wildlife conflict. 

Primates: The Guiana red-faced spider monkey is particularly vulnerable due to its slow reproduction rate and hunting pressure for food. Baby monkeys are kept as pets by many people in Suriname, while monkeys are highly unsuitable as pets. 

Lowland tapir: The lowland tapir is still legal to hunt in Suriname, unlike in other countries where this species occurs. The tapir has a very slow reproduction rate and is therefore very vulnerable to overhunting.