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Urban Forest Fragments

World Wildlife Day 2019 In observance of World Wildlife Day on Sunday, the 3rdof March, we wanted to share with you some of our thoughts

March 4, 2019 No Comments

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A sloth called Cliff

A sloth called Cliff Kenneth started calling me at the end of December 2018 about a two-fingered sloth that was of concern to him. The

February 20, 2019 No Comments

Education & Research

Chinese Year of the Pig

Today, the 5th of February 2019 is the first day in the Chinese Year of the Earth Pig. For us that includes also their wild

February 5, 2019 No Comments

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Suriname is home to two species of sloth, the three-fingered Bradypus tridactylus and the two-fingered Choloepus didactylus. Although neither species is currently considered threatened with extinction [12, 13] ,

January 18, 2019 No Comments

Journal

Wildlife Welfare and Xenarthra, Dolphins, and Manatees

Wildlife welfare is the field of study that considers how human activities impact the well-being and quality of life of free-living wild animals. Many practices

January 17, 2019 No Comments

Fighting mosquitoes by understanding them better

The Fighting Mosquito-borne Illnesses through STEM Education project In Suriname there are a lot of mosquitoes, everyone knows that. Besides the many innocent, but still

January 16, 2019 No Comments

Our Journey towards a Plastic Free Suriname

Plastic. It’s hard to imagine a life without plastic products. While plastic can be useful, the manner in which we use it and dispose of

January 15, 2019 No Comments

Journal

Part 2 – Wildlife Welfare: What it is and why it’s important

WHAT WILDLIFE WELFARE IS NOT Further, there is a difference between animal welfare and animal rights [10], although both fields are grounded in ethical considerations of

January 6, 2019 No Comments

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References-Wildlife Welfare: What it is and why it’s important

1. Baker, S. E., Cain, R., van Kesteren, F., Zommers, Z. A., D’Cruze, N., & Macdonald, D. W. (2013). Rough Trade: Animal Welfare in the

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Journal

Part 1 – Wildlife Welfare: What it is and why it’s important

Animal welfare is the answer to the ethical question people have been asking for years: how should humans treat animals? Although certainly grounded in morality

January 2, 2019 No Comments

Journal

2019 here we come!

We had a wonderful year! Slowly things started falling into place after a bit of a chaotic ending of 2017. But, things started lining up.

December 30, 2018 No Comments

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World Tamandua Day – 29 November 2018

On the 29th of November we celebrate World Anteater Day. We also say Tamandua Day, because the day originated in Brazil. Anteaters are like sloths

November 28, 2018 1 Comment

Journal

Giving Thanks!

Today we want to focus on giving thanks to our donors, including the anonymous ones. We wanted in particular to highlight the work of one

November 21, 2018 No Comments

Journal

The Story of 19 November

For some of you, this might be just an ordinary day. Not for Green Heritage Fund Suriname. This day reminds us of a beginning and

November 20, 2018 No Comments

Green Community Development Program

The Spirit of Gold

Recently I had the pleasure of working with Faye, an indigenous leader from the Wapishana tribe in the South Rupununi in Guyana. She told me

November 15, 2018 No Comments

Closer to the Sea with the “Sea of Suriname” Expo

PARAMARIBO, 8 November 2018 – Prior to the school holidays Green Heritage Fund Suriname (G.H.F.S) made school visits to Junior Secondary General schools in Paramaribo to

November 9, 2018 No Comments

News

Official Opening Xenarthra Rehabilitation Center

On Friday the 2nd of November 2018, the Rescue Center for Sloths, Anteaters and Armadillos was officially opened by Roline Samsoedien, Minister of Spatial Planning,

November 7, 2018 No Comments