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Forgive and Let Live
Debt-for-nature swap will protect rainforests in Guatemala |
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03 Oct 2006 |
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| Forgive and Let Live Debt-for-nature swap will protect rainforests in Guatemala About 20 percent of Guatemala's debt to the United States will be forgiven in exchange for forest conservation efforts in the Central American nation, officials announced yesterday. It's the largest debt-for-nature swap carried out under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998, which allows debt owed to the U.S. to be inve ... |
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