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Panama rainforest tribes settle dispute over UN REDD scheme
2013-12-15 20:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Panamas government has resolved a bitter dispute over the alleged violation of indigenous peoples human rights, reviving a forest preservation scheme that was forcibly suspended earlier this year. The country`s US$5.8 million scheme to protect its forests can now resume, safeguarding one of the nation`s most valuable assets, which have steadily declined over the century. In 2010, Panama`s rainforests covered approximately 45% of the country, or 3,364,591 hectares, down from 70% cover in 1947....
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