Our journey begins deep inside the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, the world's largest tract of pristine rain forest. It is 5:30 in the morning, still dark, and the air is thick with an earthy mist.

In this photo taken Aug. 13, 2010, a miner sprays water using an hydraulic mining system at an open gold mine pit near the small town of Nieuw Koffiekamp on the edge of the Suriname's rainforest.

Braving perilous river rapids in Suriname's rainforest, international scientists found six frogs and 11 fish that are among 60 creatures that may be new species, a tropical ecologist with a U.S ...

As part of the Amazon, over 90% of Suriname’s territory is covered by rainforest, the highest proportion of forest cover in the world. They are sparsely populated by indigenous communities.

A gold mine operated by a U.S.-based company opened recently in the rainforest of southern Suriname, bringing hundreds of jobs and badly needed revenue to a government struggling with some of the ...

Approximately 93% of Suriname is covered by rainforest, making it one of the few countries that acts as a carbon sink, absorbing more CO 2 than it emits. For this reason, forest loss can be a ...

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Biologists with the U.S.-based Conservation International say six frogs, 11 fish and numerous insects found in remote sections of Suriname's rainforest are among 60 creatures that may be new species.