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Ecuador: 'Give Me The Money Or I'll Shoot The Trees'
2013-02-07 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. But there's a complication: The park sits on top of millions of barrels of oil. This creates a dilemma. Ecuador prides itself on being pro-environment. Its constitution gives nature special rights. But Ecuador is a relatively poor country that could desperately use the money from the oil. In 2007, Ecuador's president proposed a way around the dilemma: Ecuador would promise to leave the forest untouched, if countries...
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