Suriname · Environment
Key Facts
Action President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons announced a crackdown on 4 August 2026 against Mennonite-linked settlers and other illegal land occupiers in Suriname’s interior.
Notices Bailiff-delivered eviction notices (deurwaardersexploten) have been issued; illegal residents face deportation.
Scale The government is reversing prior land allocations covering several hundred thousand hectares, including a reported plan involving 467,000 hectares of mostly primary forest.
