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Background Information:
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Due to deforestation, the Congo Rainforest is one of the worlds most threatened
ecosystems. It has the highest deforestation rate of any area on the globe. Currently there is no
hope for the rate of deforestation to decrease in this ecosystem. This is a very serious situation.
This deforestation not only affects the ecosystem, wildlife, and local people, but it also affects
the entire globe. Just like humans, the globe has two lungs: the Amazon and Congo
Rainforests. They are both homes for life, but most of all they are two major suppliers of the
worlds oxygen. Losing just one of these lungs would cause disasterous consequences. We
need to save the rainforests in order to preserve endangererd species, ecosystems, and very
importantly, air.
Possible Solution:
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One way to stop deforestation is to buy land in the rainforest. If rainforest land is
privately owned, deforestation could not occur on that land. Therefore, purchasing land here will
allow us to preserve large areas of the rainforest.
Project:
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To carry out the solution, an intricate fundraising project is needed. The Conservation of
Congo Rainforest Project (CCRP) will get a corporation to set up a preservation fund. For every
$100 that the sponsoring corporation makes, in profit, 0.06% of that $100 will be transfered into
the fund. The corporation will grant us access to the money in this fund so that CCRP can buy
rainforest land in the Congo (in accordance to the World Bank legal process). The process
goes as follows:
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Deforestation info:
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/congo/deforestation.html
Land prices:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/apr/27/international-land-dealsdatabase-africa
World Bank Process:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/congo-rep/#registering-property