|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: carbon sequestration AND climate AND Costa Rica AND deforestation AND international politics AND politics AND rainforests
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
Bush swaps debt for nature
Costa Rica and Guatemala deals could point to common ground on climate crisis |
Glenn Hurowitz |
17 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The Bush administration, Costa Rica, Conservation International, and The Nature Conservancy will today announce a 'debt-for-nature' swap that could herald something bigger in the future. The United States will write off $12.6 million in debt owed it by Costa Rica. In exchange, Costa Rica will protect some of the most valuable rainforest wildlife habitat in the world. Photo: obooble This follows the Bush administration's support for an even bigger sw ... |
|
| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, Costa Rica, deforestation, international politics, politics, rainforests (all these topics) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.