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 Stories About: Africa AND land stewardship AND national parks AND wilderness
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South Parks
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17 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| South Parks A plan to privatize a string of national parks in sub-Saharan Africa has garnered support from former South African president Nelson Mandela, the World Bank, and the U.S. State Department, among others. The plan grew out of a 1998 meeting between Mandela and Paul van Vlissingen, a Dutch tycoon and conservationist, at which Mandela expressed concern that many African nations didn't have the ... |
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| Topics: Africa, land stewardship, national parks, wilderness (all these topics) |
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