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Monday January 23, 2006


COHA Opinion:



NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, and the Role of the Environment
Revisiting NAFTA, with CAFTA-DR in Mind

In the fall of 2005, countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean were brought to their knees by an onslaught of deadly tropical storms which cut a swath of devastation across the region. Some of the destruction was avoidable: for years, environmentalists have argued that the massive deforestation brought on by increased agriculture and ranchingâ€â€