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Coverage dated October 26, 2026 to October 29, 2026

Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

TUTUBUKA, Suriname (AP) — Deep in Suriname’s Amazon rainforest, Navaldo Vola hacked through thick vegetation with a machete, leading a group of Saamaka men up a forested mountain in sweltering heat and swarms of horseflies.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Takeaways from AP's report on how Suriname's Saamaka are fighting to protect their rainforest (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    TUTUBUKA, Suriname (AP) — Deep in Suriname’s Amazon rainforest, Navaldo Vola hacked through thick vegetation with a machete, leading a group of Saamaka men up a forested mountain in sweltering heat and swarms of horseflies.

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