Can Cuba preserve ecosystems while profiting from tourism?

As Cuba tries to open up its economy and lure western investment through tourism, environmentalists are working to prove that protection of the environment can also be a profitable pursuit....

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JUDY WOODRUFF: While the Trump administration is imposing new restrictions on Americanstraveling to Cuba, the island nation is working to lure more tourism and economic developmentby showcasing its environment and biodiversity.The catch is that, if this ecotourism development goes too fast or too far, Cuba could jeopardizethe very species and environment that makes it so distinct.Miles O'Brien reports from Cuba for our weekly segment the Leading Edge.MILES O'BRIEN: This breeding facility for endangered Cuban crocodiles was a revolutionaryidea, in more ways than one.Cuban President Fidel Castro ordered it built only three months after he seized power.It may seem like an odd priority for a young communist revolutionary, but it offered anearly inkling that ...
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