Welcome to WWF Guianas

WWF Guianas welcomes the visit of more than 100 Forestry Experts of all over the world from 8-12 September to discuss about ‘Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Sustainable Forest management’. In the Framework of the UN Forum on Forests, Suriname organizes a Country Led Initiative or CLI with the support of the Govts of the Netherlands and the US. This forum offers new perspectives for biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development of people in Suriname. Therefore WWF Guianas supports and urges the Government of Suriname to take the necessary steps to commit to the protection and responsibly use these forests and their resources.

 

For more information visit: http://www.clisuriname.com

The WWF Guianas Program is a WWF conservation initiative launched in 1998, covering the three Guianas (Suriname, French Guyana and Guyana) and targeting the Guianan Ecoregion complex (Guianan Moist Forests Ecoregion, Guianan Freshwater Ecoregion and Guianan-Amazon Mangrove Ecoregion).

It operates through partnerships with local communities, private and public sector institutions, international NGOs and funding organizations to achieve nature conservation and sustainable use of the region's natural resources.

First timber company in Suriname is certified

Suma Lumber is the first company in Suriname to receive the prestigeous FSC certification label for 60.000ha.
Read more about it in Dutch.

Fresh Water conservation

WWF Guianas has published a four episode series on water sanitation.

Click on the links below to read about each episode.

Episode One: How poor sanitation habits can affect water and our health.

Episode Two: How wetlands contribute to clean water.

Episode Three: Wetlands and clean water.

Episode Four: How we can practice improved sanitation to maintain Wetlands functions.

WWF Guianas Releases Annual Highlights 2007

The staff of WWF Guianas are proud to share the annual highlights from 2007, a rundown of our activities over the past year.

Download the .pdf file here.