Economic success without deforestation | Global Ideas

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Colombia possesses some of the globe's greatest bio-diversity, and nowhere is it more evident than in the Chiribiquete National Park. But deforestation to benefit agriculture is threatening the region's unique spectrum of flora and fauna. A new pilot project aims to convince farmers that ecology and economic profit can go hand in hand.

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