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Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond

A giant tortoise is seen on a road at Santa Cruz island at Galapagos National Park, on 23rd August, 2013.

London, UK/New York, US Reuters Ecuador sealed the world’s largest “debt-for-nature” swap on record on Tuesday, selling a new “blue bond” that will funnel at least $US12 million a year into conservation of the Galapagos Islands, one of the world’s most precious ecosystems. Having bought back roughly $US1.6 billion of the country’s debt at a […]