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Nombre oficial: Official name: Republic of Suriname
National day: November 25th (Independence Day)
Capital city: Paramaribo
Form of government: presidential system and democratically representational republic based on the 1987 constitution
Political division: 10 districts
Head of state: Chandrikaperdad Santokhi
Area: 163,820km²
Population: 560,157
Language: Dutch (Official), Sranan Tongo, Sarnami, Hindi, Javanese and tribal languages
Currency: Surinamese dollar
Projects
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...
Bioamazon Project
Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...
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The pillars of the V Summit of Presidents of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty
Bogotá, August 20, 2025 (@OCTAnews) – Strengthening regional cooperation to protect the Amazon remains the priority of the Amazon...
Flying Rivers Could Help the Amazon Regain Its Role as the “Planet’s Lungs”
Bogotá, August 19, 2025 (@OCTAnews) – While the Amazon Dialogues have provided a space for civil society organizations to reflect on...
Public Call – Hiring of a consulting firm for monitoring erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation in the Amazon Basin
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is launching a public call for the hiring of a consulting firm specialized in the design...
ACTO Launches Tender for communication and press services for COP30 and to redesign of the ACTO’s institutional website
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) announces the opening of Public Tender No. 03-2025 for the Hiring of a Company to...
OPEN CALL: OTCA hires consultants in eight countries to support Amazon water monitoring
Through the Amazon Basin Project, OTCA will hire consultants in the eight Amazonian countries to support the management of information and...
Consulting for Fundraising and Partner Strategy
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) invites applications for a consultancy to design a Regional Strategy for Resource...