Foundation Amazon Conservation Team Suriname (ACT-S) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 2002 and is governed by Surinamese law. As an environmental organisation with a specific focus on the sustainable development of its partner communities, ACT-Suriname is known for a range of social, educational, development and land management scientific- and conservation-oriented projects within its Programme in Suriname.

Braulio Buendía, Regional Coordinator of the Amazonia 2.0 Initiative, highlights that it is a privilege to have ACT as IUCN Member; it constitutes a key partner within our regional initiative, which works jointly with indigenous and tribal communities in the territories strengthening forest governance and land management. Their inclusion as an IUCN Member adds great value to nature conservation through a harmonious relationship among forests and its people.

ACT efforts begin in the field, asking its partners what they want, what they need, and what they envision for their future, considering which lands are most important to protect. From these discussions, strategic courses of action are developed.

ACT believes that the survival of the forest depends on the fate of its guardians. Hence, the forest and its peoples are both equally important to protect. For a forest to survive and thrive, it needs biological diversity, clean and abundant water, and large stretches of connected lands. For the guardians to be healthy, they need not only basic things such as food, water, and medicine, but also security and stability. Self-determination and strong traditional cultures allow forest people to flourish and protect their lands.

The Foundation seeks to achieve its objectives primarily by entering into partnerships with Indigenous and Maroon communities in the interior. Secondly, by entering into partnerships with other NGO's, governmental and semi-governmental institutions in support of the primary partnerships and the three strategies, the organization builds its projects around Sustainable Land management, Sustainable Livelihoods and Governance. The Shaman and Apprentice and the Amazon Conservation Rangers programmes are two of the flagship programmes that address the three strategies resulting in conservation of ancestral lands and traditional culture.