Date of Ratification
UNCCD Annex
Annex III: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
National Focal Points
Science and Technology Correspondents
Voluntary LDN Targets (Optional)
National voluntary LDN targets (original language)
Suriname has agreed that “LDN will most likely be achieved by 2030”.
LDN Sub-targets
- LDN is achieved in the district of Saramacca by 2030, compared to the 2015 baseline plus an additional 15% has improved (net gain). [Challenging approach] This corresponds to the areas where there is not much degradation and the stable and improving conditions are one of the best on the country.
- LDN is achieved in the districts of Coronie and Commewijne by 2030, compared to the 2015 baseline plus an additional 10% has improved between the two districts (net gain). [Challenging approach] This corresponds to the areas where there is not much degradation and the improving condition is one of the best on the country.
- Improve productivity and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks in cropland and grasslands for the entire country by 2030, compared to the 2015 baseline, through
- Sustainable land management practices and soil erosion prevention methods.
- Increase institutional capacity for SLM in key institutions
- Support an integrated information system on land use (National Planning Office, MI-GLIS, NIMOS, SBB, CELOS-NARENA, Central Bureau of Statistics etc.)
*An unofficial translation into English is provided for countries which articulated their targets in other languages.