Located north of the Brazilian Amazon, the forests of Suriname have flourished for centuries, fairly free from exploitation. Inhabited by less than half a million people, nearly 90 percent of Suriname is still covered by rain forest.

In the mid-1990's, Asian companies showed great interest in acquiring large logging concessions in Suriname. The royalties and taxes from this foreign investment may have sounded promising, but the short term boost to Suriname's economy would have come at a high cost: the destruction of one of the last great expanses of wilderness in the world. Fortunately, the concessions were blocked and the forests were preserved.

This documentary shows what was at stake during a tenuous time in Suriname's history. YEPI is the call made by Trio Chief Granman Pesainpe to the outside world for help.