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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:41 PM Mar 2015

Half of Suriname Now a Conservation Paradise: Photos

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The indigenous people of Suriname have taken unprecedented action to conserve forests, headwaters and animals.

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Half of Suriname Now a Conservation Paradise: Photos (Original Post) Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

Beautiful photos alcina Mar 2015 #1

Too bad the country's run by a corrupt, murderous dictator. eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #2

alcina

(602 posts)

1. Beautiful photos

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:45 PM

Mar 2015

Though I initially gasped at the thought of what sort of photos were there when I misread the title as

Half of Surname Now a CONSERVATIVE Paradise

Whew.

eppur_se_muova

(36,319 posts)

2. Too bad the country's run by a corrupt, murderous dictator.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:46 PM

Mar 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname#December_killings

I'd be most inclined to visit there otherwise.

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