Suriname is mostly covered by tropical rain forest and contains a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, are increasingly threatened by new development.

The country has one large reservoir, the Brokopondo Reservoir. Several rivers run through it, including the Suriname River, Nickerie River and Maroni or Marowijne River.

Natural resources include: timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite and gold as well as small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum and iron ore.

Deforestation is a real problem as timber is cut for export. There is also a lot of pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities.

Suriname has agreed to the following agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands.