Hugo Jabini, managing director of the Association of Saamaka Communities, poses for a photo in Nieuw Aurora, Suriname, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Sara Ramirez, a researcher working for the Association of Saamaka Communities, talks with a group about satellite analysis in Nieuw Aurora, Suriname, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A girl runs to her house in Nieuw Aurora, Suriname, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A member of Saamaka community patrols in Ebbatop, Suriname, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A king vulture flies in Ebbatop, Suriname, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Navaldo Vola, member of the Saamaka community, patrols in Ebbatop, Suriname, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Illegal mining is visible in the Saamaka territory of the Amazon rainforest outside of Paramaribo, Suriname, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Navaldo Vola, a member of the Saamaka community, checks an abandoned excavator from illegal miners in Ebbatop, Suriname, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)