Protests and Evidence Ignored:
New evidence shows massive deforestation continues in Saamaka territories
- Between June and September 2024, a 57% increase in forest cover loss has been recorded in Saamaka territory, compared to rates observed in the previous 6 years.
- 77% of deforestation inside Saamaka territory has occurred after the 2007 Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling in favour of the Saamaka People.
- VSG, the Association of Saamaka Communities, calls on the Government of Suriname to comply with international law and pass the “Collective Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Act,” stalled for over two decades.
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THE SAAMAKA PEOPLE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Join the Saamaka mobilization to protest against the deforestation of their home, to demand the full stop of the Palmera road and for the legal recognition of their land rights.
