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Do conservationists back the green economy?

By Constanza Martinez – September, 2012
Do conservationists back the green economy?

As we speak over 8000 delegates from over 150 countries are pouring onto a South Korean island in the East China Sea to discuss the future of conservation and development.

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A green economy beats in the Heart of Borneo

By Chris Greenwood - WWF – July, 2012
The rare Rafflesia plant found in Borneo

The Heart of Borneo is a vast and largely intact stretch of globally significant rainforest that cloaks the mountains, foothills and adjacent lowlands of Borneo, the third largest island in the world.  In February 2007, Indonesia, along with Brunei and Malaysia - its two governing partner countries on Borneo - signed the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Declaration.   A sign of their commitment to conserve and sustainably develop a 220,000km2 treasure trove of unique and endangered animals such as the Orangutan and Pigmy elephant, and magnificent plants, such as the world’s larges

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