Ecuador proposes debt swap to enlarge Galapagos

Ecuador proposes debt swap to enlarge Galapagos

Terra Daily

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Glasgow (AFP) Nov 1, 2021

Ecuador proposed Monday to enlarge the Galapagos nature reserve, famous for its giant tortoises, by some 60,000 square kilometers and finance it with a debt swap. President Guillermo Lasso announced the move at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The Galapagos, an archipelago located 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) off the coast of Ecuador, takes its name from the gigantic tortoises that l

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