biosphere

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Debt-for-Nature Swap between the US and Guatemala

The United States and Guatemala agree to a debt-for-nature swap worth $24.4 million. The developing Central American country agreed to invest the savings to conservation work over the next 15 years.

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Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: Resources, Consumption, and Sustainable Solutions

In five major sections, this edited collection investigates the interaction of population growth, consumption, and environment; the emerging crisis in freshwater around the globe; global climate and atmosphere (including global warming); biodiversity loss; and the concept of sustainable development using natural resources to place future human development on a sustainable path.