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Article: WWF, Mexican billionaire donate 100 million dollars to preserve biodiversity in Mexico
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 4, 2009
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WWF, Mexican billionaire donate 100 million dollars to preserve
biodiversity in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and
Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim jointly announced on Thursday to
donate 100 million U.S. dollars to Mexico to help it preserve animal
and plant biodiversity.
The Fund and Slim will each give 50 million dollars to the
Mexican government, helping the nation to better preserve its flora
and fauna species, which exceed 10 million, representing 60 to 70
percent of the total amount on the planet.
"I believe that looking after the environment will be one of the
big generators of jobs in the future," Slim said on a beach on
Mexico's Caribbean ...