The Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS)
The University of Suriname was founded on 01 November 1968. In October 1983 the name was changed into Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS). AdeKUS has a Faculty of Technological Sciences which produces Bachelors in e.g. Environmental Sciences and Forestry. It incorporates the National Herbarium (BBS) and the National Zoological Collection (NZCS). The AdeUK is partner of the Tropenbos-International Suriname. The Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) pre-dates the actual AdeKUS, but is tightly associated with it and also located adjacent to the main campus grounds. The CELOS is best known for the so-called CELOS Management System, a timber harvest system developed in Suriname. CELOS is coordinating the Tropical Ecological Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) initiative in Suriname, a 10-year-long research project under auspices of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS), a division of the non-profit biodiversity NGO Conservation International (CI). The NZCS and associated Environmental Research Center investigate the terrestrial fauna and freshwater ecosystems. The BBS is part of the Flora of the Guianas network (FoG) which links all the major herbaria working in the region.
The Director of CELOS, Rudi van Kanten, and the head of the NZCS, Paul Ouboter, and Caroline Chin, are the organizers of the ATBC 2008 Meeting.
Anton de Kom University of Suriname
