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Gabon asks rich countries for money not to cut down its immense rainforest

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De Volkskrant   |  7 nov. 2021

Almost 90 per cent of Gabon consists of rainforest, which is important in the fight against climate change. The African country is happy to leave the forests untouched. But in order to do that economically, the world has to pay for the 'lungs of Africa'.

Gabon asks rich countries for money not to cut down its immense rainforest

Gabon asks rich countries for money not to cut down its immense rainforest

Almost 90 per cent of Gabon consists of rainforest, which is important in the fight against climate change. The African country is happy to leave the forests untouched. But in order to do that economically, the world has to pay for the 'lungs of Africa'.