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Climate Reps at Odds Over Deforestation

Rich countries balk at paying poorer nations to stop hacking trees

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 8, 2007 5:37 PM CST

(Newser) – The triumph of the Bali summit may be its plan to stop deforestation, but rich and poor nations are still clashing over details, the Washington Post reports. A dozen developing countries want incentives to stop tree-cutting, but some developed nations wince at paying them for... Read full story »

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Rich countries balk at paying poorer nations to stop hacking trees

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