Mega canal project threatens to uproot Nicaragua’s farmers
Clip: 4/22/2015 | 7m 37s
Mega canal project threatens to uproot Nicaragua’s farmers, imperil wetlands
A Chinese-financed shipping canal in the works to connect Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast to the Caribbean would dwarf Panama’s famous waterway. But while Nicaraguan officials say the project will create much-needed jobs, human rights advocates and environmental groups are protesting the construction. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the controversy.
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Mega canal project threatens to uproot Nicaragua’s farmers
Clip: 4/22/2015 | 7m 37s
A Chinese-financed shipping canal in the works to connect Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast to the Caribbean would dwarf Panama’s famous waterway. But while Nicaraguan officials say the project will create much-needed jobs, human rights advocates and environmental groups are protesting the construction. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the controversy.
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