Article 3W3ZN Chimp sanctuary created by World Bank threatened by World Bank-backed dam

Chimp sanctuary created by World Bank threatened by World Bank-backed dam

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Jonathan Watts
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3W3ZN)

Bank helped create reserve for endangered primates, but has since funded studies used to approve dam that would flood newly created habitat

Less than a year after it helped to create one of the planet's most important chimpanzee sanctuaries, the World Bank is accused of backing a dam project that could flood the newly protected habitat.

The 6,426 square-kilomet re Moyen-Bafing national park was established by the government of Guinea last November with the support of the International Finance Corporation , the private sector lending arm of the World Bank.

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