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Norway Pledges Billion Dollars to Save Amazon Rain Forest

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18 Sep 2008 26 views
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Norway Pledges Billion Dollars to Save Amazon Rain Forest
Norway's Prime Minister announced Tuesday that Oslo will donate up to a billion dollars to a Brazilian fund devoted to rescuing the Amazon rain forest. Norway, the first country to pledge money to the fund, will donate as much as $130 million next year.

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