PIMS-9534 Sustainable and Inclusive Development of West Suriname (SID-WS)

About this project

The objective of the Child Project, which is part of the GEF-8 Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program Phase 3 (ASL3), is to strengthen integrated landscape conservation and sustainable management in the West Suriname intact forest landscape. This will be achieved through four interrelated components that will allow West Suriname Amazon intact forests to be effectively conserved and managed, implementing a sustainable inclusive nature-based economy, enhancing governance and landscape planning for conservation and sustainable development, and knowledge management and regional collaboration. This strategy is in line with the ASL 3 Program strategy; in addition, the Child project will work with the regional Coordination Platform through planned activities under knowledge management and regional collaboration, which will include Brazil who shares the same forest. The barriers to be addressed are: insufficient institutional framework, co-management and financing in areas under different protection regimes; insufficient fund allocation, technical assistance and incentives towards sustainable livelihoods and production; weak governance and incomplete legal framework towards integrated landscape planning, PA management, and wildlife and forest conservation; and Insufficient integration of scientific traditional knowledge in decision making, knowledge sharing, and awareness. This strategy will reduce deforestation and the degradation of intact forest landscapes in West Suriname deliver…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 15Life on Land

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Suriname

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Funded by

Global Environment Fund Truste

Implemented by

SUR_Ministry of Oil, Gas, and Environment

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01004118.

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