Completed
The first Forest93 Ambassador Trip, to Kwamalasamutu
Five days in the Trio village of Kwamalasamutu in the far south of Suriname, including a boat ride and hike to the petroglyphs of Werehpai.
- Culture & arts
- Awareness
5 ambassadors
Themes
Awareness
Campaigns, media and public moments that remind Suriname, and the world, what 93% forest cover is worth.
Projects
Completed
Wildlife photography exhibition by Jean-Pierre Veira
Forest93 hosted Jean-Pierre Veira's first exhibition of his wildlife photography during Earth Hour, and invited school students to meet him there.
- Awareness
- Youth
- Wildlife
1 ambassador
Ongoing
Keep Suriname Green
An urgent call from Suriname's green organisations to keep the country green together, and to put nature and the future first in policy and investment decisions.
- Awareness
9 ambassadors
Completed
Plastic Footprint Change Agents, with UNICEF
Twenty young Change Agents from four districts ran workshops in schools and community groups on cutting single-use plastic, as part of UNICEF's Plastic Footprint Suriname project.
- Youth
- Education
- Awareness
- Environment
1 ambassador
Completed
Natio represents Mama Sranan
At its first-ever CONCACAF Gold Cup in July 2021, Suriname's national football team played in shirts carrying the Forest93 message.
- Awareness
1 ambassador
Ongoing
Green Growth Wildlife app
The first citizen science app in an indigenous language for documenting wildlife, built so anyone in Suriname can add to the country's biodiversity record.
- Citizen science
- Wildlife
- Awareness
1 ambassador
Completed
The 93% Bos. 100% Surinaams. radio show
A radio show on Radio10 with new facts about Suriname's forest, biodiversity and unique places, Monday to Saturday.
- Awareness
- Education
Completed
A nature-themed flagship for Surinam Airways
Surinam Airways' Boeing 777 flagship carries an aerial view of Suriname's forest and the slogan “93% forest, 100% Surinamese” on its tail.
- Awareness
Completed
Welcome to the most forested country on earth
The entrance of Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, transformed into a nature-themed space while airspace was closed during COVID-19.
- Awareness
Completed
Mama Sranan, the campaign song
The Forest93 campaign song, sung in Sranantongo by Byciel Watsaam, in which Mama Sranan (Mother Suriname) tells how her guests are treating her.
- Culture & arts
- Awareness
1 ambassador
Completed
What do you choose?
A campaign and petition for new environmental and nature legislation, asking Surinamese to choose between a clean, nature-rich environment and a damaged, filthy one.
- Awareness
Completed
Forest93 Launch at the Urban Heritage & Art Festival
A documentary, powered by Forest93, in which legendary reggae band Third World explores Suriname's nature during their 45th anniversary world tour.
- Culture & arts
- Awareness
Completed
Launching 93% Bos. 100% Surinaams.
The campaign's first public moments in 2019: a soft launch at the Amazonemarkt on Indigenous Day, then the launch at the first Urban Heritage & Art Festival in Paramaribo.
- Awareness
- Culture & arts
Completed
Busi Taki
The Forest93 web series that gives every Surinamese a view of the forest: from what counts as forest to season 5, which asks politicians, business and government for their green agenda.
- Awareness
2 ambassadors