| 单词 | debt-for-nature swap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdebt-for-nature swap Ecology (originally U.S.). debt-for-nature swap and variants: an arrangement by which a (usually under-developed) country with substantial foreign debt has (part of) this debt paid off by an environmental body, in return for committing itself to specified conservation measures. ΚΠ 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 July e3 This ‘debt-for-nature’ swap signifies a major breakthrough, not only as a means to reduce Bolivia's debt burden, but also as an effective way to protect the natural resources upon which our country's long-term economic health depends. 1991 J. Rifkin Biosphere Politics v. xli. 312 A limited number of ‘nature-for-debt’ swaps have already been successfully negotiated. 2002 Canada & World Backgrounder Sept. 11 New protected parks and reserves have been set up and the World Bank and World Wildlife Fund have negotiated a ‘debt for Nature’ deal. < as lemmas |
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