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Have a Peasant Tomorrow
Chavannes Jean-Baptiste ensures a future for Haitian farmers |
Michelle Nijhuis |
22 Apr 2005 |
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| Chavannes Jean-Baptiste. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, faces overwhelming poverty. Massive deforestation has left its people vulnerable to deadly mudslides and floods, such as those that killed an estimated 3,000 people in late 2004, when tropical storm Jeanne swept through the area. The ouster of President Jean-Bertrand A ... |
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