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One of the beautiful sights at Alto Fragua- Indiwasi National Park./Credit: El Tiempo-Bogotá.

One of the beautiful sights at Alto Fragua- Indiwasi National Park./Credit: El Tiempo-Bogotá.

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By María Isabel García

Colombia Debuts an Amazon Park

The Inga indigenous community requested the creation of a nature reserve, which covers 68,000 hectares in a coca production zone that is rich in biodiversity, home to numerous species that have not yet been classified.

Source: UN Photo #149134C

Source: UN Photo #149134C

Financing for Development

The mobilization of resources to finance development is a pressing challenge for a world in which 1.2 billion people are condemned to extreme poverty. And it is also key to achieving environmental sustainability of the planet

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