Conservation International finds new species and climate-resilient sources of freshwater and other ecosystem services in the most remote forests in the greenest country in the world
October 2013. An international team of field biologists studying the mountainous region of Southeastern Suriname - a wilderness area virtually without any human influence and among the most remote and unexplored tracts of rainforest left on Earth - has documented an amazing richness of biodiversity, including 60 species that are likely new to science and unique species that may exist nowhere else on Earth. They also found a wealth of ecosystem services whose protection will be essential for the country's climate resilience, freshwater security, and green development strategy.
Water - The key resource
Amongst the key findings of the three-week 2012 expedition is the importance of fresh water in the region. The area's mountain ranges contain the headwaters of some of the largest rivers in Suriname, providing vital water for transportation, food (especially fish), drinking and sanitation for approximately 50,000 people in the surrounding areas as well as along the river and as far as Paramaribo, the country's capital near the Atlantic coast.
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