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 Stories About: biodiversity AND biofuels AND business AND Guyana AND investing AND rainforests
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Betting on the future
Private equity firm buys rights to rainforest reserve's environmental services |
biodiversivist |
21 Apr 2008 |
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| Photo: Smccann via Flickr This picture of what appears to be an insect with rainbows flying out its butt was taken in Guyana. There are untold, untapped, unknown chemistries created by millions of years of evolution harbored in what remains of the planet's biodiversity. This is a vast storehouse of information, which would provide humanity with centuries of medicines and other benefits if we can just find ways to preserve it. We can't let our biodiversity ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, biofuels, business, Guyana, investing, rainforests (all these topics) |
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