8/11/09 – Economist.com – Pay us, or the rainforests get it

“Pay us, or the rainforests get it”
Economist.com, August 11, 2009
“The other matter is that Ecuador isn’t exactly the most credible counterparty at the moment.
Ideally, an international climate agreement will ultimately contain provisions for securing offsets for things like rainforest preservation and providing value to places like Ecuador, with an oversight and enforcement mechanism that has some teeth. In the meantime, I’m not sure Mr Correa will get any takers on his offer.”
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