Suriname moves to evict Mennonites and illegal Amazon settlers

The government in Suriname has started toughening up on land developers who illegally clear the Amazon Rainforest for agriculture and cattle ranching, according to Suriname President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, speaking at an Aug. 4 press briefing.

In recent months, officials have started investigating illegal settlements and revising zoning for hundreds of thousands of hectares of mostly […]