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World Service,4 mins
Seychelles swaps part of national debt to fund conservation efforts
Focus on AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Nature Conservancy an American organisation purchased $21m worth of Seychelles debt held by European nations including the UK and France. In return, Seychelles agreed to legislation to protect thirty per cent of its oceans – an area almost double the size of Great Britain. Could this be a model for other ocean nations? The Âé¶¹Éç’s Catherine Byaruhanga has been finding out. (Photo: Aerial view of Silhouette Island, Seychelles. Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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