As the United Nations Climate Summit continues in Paris, among the issues on the table is the divide between rich and poor countries, with the poorer, more vulnerable countries saying the wealthy should pay for adaptation to climate change. Huge investment projects are speeding ahead in Africa, where economic and agricultural development could be on a collision course with the environment.
African Development Could Spell Environmental Catastrophe
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Fifty-three thousand development corridors have been proposed or are underway in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The corridors are intended to rapidly accelerate agriculture, mining and land colonization, often in sparsely populated areas.
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The corridors reach into remote areas of the African continent.
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Zebras in the Serengeti.
