Monday, July 16, 2012

What, exactly, is going on with the Nature Conservancy's $18 million plan in Antigua to save the world from CO2-induced bad weather?

Firewall Surrounds Debt For Climate Change Project | CARIBARENA ANTIGUA
Baptiste said Antigua & Barbuda is getting on board with the Nature Conservancy, a global climate change organization, to take advantage of its debt for climate adaptation swap. The body is expected to pay off Antigua & Barbuda’s $18 million bill while the country gets forcefully involved in coastal zone management.

This initiative was initially revealed at the beginning of July, but with zero details on its planned implementation.
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Minister Baptiste had also revealed an idea to have several daily boat patrols as part of enforcement efforts, but environmentalists are skeptical about this considering existing practices and the fight to have current regulations signed.

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