That's the message author Frances Seymour delivers on this week's Mongabay Newscast, listen here:
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/audio-frances-seymour-on-why-rich-nations-need-to-start-paying-up-to-protect-the-worlds-tropical-forests/ - Seymour shares her thoughts on why now is such an opportune moment for this issue, whether or not the large-scale investment necessary to protect the world’s tropical forests shows signs of materializing any time soon, and which countries are leading the forest conservation charge. - We also welcome Mongabay editor Glenn Scherer back to the program to answer a question from Newscast listener Brian Platt about which 'good news' stories are worth talking about more in these tough times for environmental and conservation news. - All that and the top news on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast. -- See my latest writing and photojournalism projects here <http://www.erikhoffner.com/> *tw: @erikhoffner <https://twitter.com/ErikHoffner>*
