Environment

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In 2000 the United States Geological Survey estimated that up to 15 billion barrels of recoverable oil might lie beneath the coastal waters of Suriname and neighboring Guyana. (Photo: Courtesy Staatsolie Public Relations)

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The Government of Suriname is building bridges to connect remote communities to economic and social life. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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River view of the Wijdenboschbrug. Sea boats enter Suriname through here. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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The eventual aim of the South Suriname Project is to safeguarding the headwaters of Suriname’s most important rivers. (Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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The engagement with communities is a critical element of the South Suriname Project, and it is well under- way with community meetings in six villages in southern Suriname. (Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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Suriname works to balance respect for the tribes living in the rainforest (villages, hunting areas, cultural places) with resource development and ecotourism. This lodge for tourists is well integrated into its environment. (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)

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Opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Summit, September 2014. (Photo: Courtesy United Nations)

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Aerial view from Voltzberg, in the heart of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve. Suriname’s goal is to use extra revenues from oil and minerals to develop more sustainable industries in the long-term: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism and eco-services. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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Many of the pumpkins that are the cornerstones of festivals and events financed by tax dollars were grown with the assistance of pricey farm subsidies. (Associated Press)

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Nichols Bleckley and Colleen Condon, both center, want a federal court in South Carolina to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its gay marriage ban. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

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FILE - In this July 4, 2014 file photo, a man crosses a flooded Highway 64 as wind pushes water over the road as Hurricane Arthur passes through Nags Head, N.C. This year's Atlantic hurricane season has so far had the fewest number of storms since 1983, with only five named storms forming so far in the region: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) **FILE**

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This June 30, 2011, file photo shows beach-goers walking on the sand near the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

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refugees: Nearly 1,600 migrants fleeing lands controlled by the Islamic State have died in transit to Europe in the past three months alone. (associated press)

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An unidentified woman warms up before the start of the annual Dead Man's Run, a 5k run through the cemetery and surrounding area, on Saturday, October 4, 2014.

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Illustration on U.S. Government's failure to effectively deal with Ebola spreading to America by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency

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Floodwaters cut a residential neighborhood in two last year in Lyons, Colorado. Thousands of people living along Front Range were forced to evacuate. The freak storm, however, was not a result of man-made climate change, a scientific study shows. (Associated Press)