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Rebranded as the Rainforest Trust, green group launches push to protect 6M acres of Amazon rainforest
2013-10-30 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Rainforest Trust, which from 1988 until last month was known as the World Land Trust-US, has kicked off an effort to preserve some 2.4 million hectares (5.9 million acres) of rainforest in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon. The fundraising drive, which aims to raise $2.9 million, is the largest ever for the organization, according to Paul Salaman, Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Trust. Our latest major rainforest preservation project shows that relatively small sums of money can...
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