Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Can the Rainforests Be Saved Without a Plan?: Well Intended, Poorly Executed

from Der Spiegel website. I suspect plans like this are mostly for the public relations benefits that ruling classes derive from them.

The West wants to direct billions toward protecting forest lands, but the lack of any standardized rules and enforcement methods could lead to disaster. Experts warn that the wrong people might benefit from the money and argue indiginous peoples, not bureaucrats, should watch over the rainforests.