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NEWS:Suriname steps up monitoring of reserve damaged by illegal mining
More than 2,500 small-scale miners have been working within the borders of the park, the Worldwide Fund for Nature charges
NEWS:Suriname aims to reverse coastal erosion with mangroves
Researchers are rebuilding Suriname's devastated coastal mangroves to cope with climate pressures

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Suriname
Capital:Paramaribo
Currency:Dollar (SRD)
Time zone:GMT -3

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A dental hygienist from the U.S. Army National Guard screens a Surinamese native before treatment in a medical mission in Brokopondo

A dental hygienist from the U.S. Army National Guard screens a Surinamese native before treatment in a medical mission in Brokopondo

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