Category: Events

Gratitude for 20 years of support from you!

It is incredible to think that it’s been 20 years since it all started with a baby sloth called Loesje (Lucia). What started as a deed of compassion for an orphan three-fingered sloth grew into an adventure that was only possible because of you. When I say you, I am referring to all the volunteers […]

Mangrove Design Thinking Workshop

A methodology to create innovative solutions Paramaribo, 7 April 2023. Written by Romke van der Lem en Lukas van den Oever. On Thursday, April 6th, the first Mangrove Design Thinking Workshop was held in Asewa Otono in Suriname. This workshop was organized by Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS) and Monique Pool was the design thinking […]

Photo & video report World Ocean Day and March for the Ocean 2018

This year in addition to planning the screening of ocean related movies with the American Corner at TBL Cinemas, we also decided to participate in the March for the Ocean, a global event to raise awareness about the ocean. Before we started we had to test out the life-size whale kite.   Please also watch […]

In 2050 more Plastic in the Ocean than Fish

Paramaribo – Thursday June 8th is World Oceans Day, a fact that Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS) will commemorate with the recent film ‘A Plastic Ocean’. The work of the foundation these days is all within the framework of the ocean with the expo of the book with the same name “The Sea of ​​Suriname”  travelling through […]

Be my sloth (Valentine)…

Visit our Zazzle store to order your Sloth Valentine’s Card today! Be My Sloth <3 by Green Heritage Fund Suriname

Sit Back and Relax, it’s International Sloth Day!

The third Saturday in October is the day that we celebrate International Sloth Day. This year it has even more significance for me, as I am attending the 3rd International Sloth Meeting in Panama hosted by the Panamerican Association for Conservation (APPC). Panama is home to the critically endangered pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus). This […]

Healthy Ocean, Healthy Planet

with financing from: Sound in the ocean. Photo: © SpaceQuest and Google Oceans Paramaribo – Wednesday 8 June is World Ocean Day, a fact that Green Heritage Fund Suriname also wants to celebrate this year with the recently released film Sonic Sea. The film screening will take place on 8 June two days before the […]

International Sloth Day picture report

So, we are almost a day late, but what do you expect… we’re sloths! International Sloth Day is celebrated on 18 October 2014. The main purpose is to bring the world of sloths to all people and educate them about the role of sloths in the natural ecosystems. It is very important to emphasize that […]