Is Debt-for-Nature Swap a Hoax?, by Freedom Chimereze Valuing nature in equivalent terms to a country's debt is a complex and multidisciplinary challenge which questions the intergenerational equity and the legacy we leave for future generations. Really? Debt-for-nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing country's foreign debt is forgiven or reduced in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. In 1867, the United States, under the leadership of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward, expressed interest in acquiring Alaska. Negotiations between Russia and the United States...