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