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Guyana: Money Trees

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 12:05 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Guyana
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Environment, Finance, International Relations, Industry, Politics
Languages:: English

Living Guyana confirms that “The government of Guyana is giving up 988,400 acres of jungle to be cut down by an American company” unless it is compensated by the international community to preserve the trees and adds: “We're seriously torn on this issue.”

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