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An Action Plan for Environmental Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
2013-04-15 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: Without the right laws and safeguards in place, development can come at the expense of the environment and local communities. This point is especially evident in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Newspapers across the region regularly document conflicts over land and natural resource use, hydroelectric power development, oil exploitation, expansion of agriculture into virgin forests, and the disruption of indigenous practices. Many of these conflicts occur because countries lack strong laws...
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