Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Survival versus environmental protection

Liberia's Sapo National Park is facing that dilemma. Per the article, in a country where over 85% of the population is unemployed, it is no wonder people are resorting to illegal mining in the forests. The issues for Ms. Johnson and her government are how to create more jobs generally and also how to protect national forests.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-20-voa57.cfm

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