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Costa Rica to plant 7 million trees |
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The environment minister has pledged that the country will plant seven million trees this year, up two million from the amount planted last year under the "A que sembr�s un �rbol" program designed to make the country carbon neutral by 2021. The minister, Roberto Dobles, said that the program is designed to counter changes in the climate.
 A Casa Presidencial summary said that global warming would cause famine, drought, and a vulnerability to diseases. It predicted a temperature increase of 6.4 degrees C (about 12 degrees F), based on United Nation's research and the elimination of 20 to 30 percent of the species on the planet.
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