WASHINGTON, June 28, 2007 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:
GEF GRANT: US$7 million
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: By integrating and institutionalizing conservation practices into plantation development and providing the tools, knowledge, and incentives to land owners and policy makers, the project will contribute to Argentina’s economic development while fostering global environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation.
For more information, please call Patricia da Camara at (202) 473-4019 or email pdacamara@worldbank.org
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