United Kingdom: Charity reaches rainforest goal

BBC: A charity founded to save tropical rainforest the size of Wales has achieved its goal. It has raised £2m in three years to protect over two million hectares of forest, mainly in Africa. "Size of Wales" was founded by Welsh environmentalists annoyed that their country was often used in the media as a comparator to gauge the scale of rainforest destruction. Copycat campaigns are now being discussed in Denmark and Ireland. The project's organisers say ultimately they'd like to see the people...

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