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[Belize: Swapping debt for nature](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/05/03/CF-Belize-swapping-debt-for-nature?cid=em-COM-123-44734)
MAY 04, 2022
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/05/03/CF-Belize-swapping-debt-for-nature?cid=em-COM-123-44734
Despite being home to a marvel of biodiversity, Belize’s barrier reef faces high risks posed by climate change and warming oceans, excessive fishing and mangrove felling, and unchecked coastal development. On November 5, Belize signed a debt-for-nature swap deal with The Nature Conservatory, in hopes to both protect its fragile marine ecosystems and reduce the country’s external debt.
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