Where Conservation Means Capitalism; WWF And RCCL Team Up For Portico

For weeks we've been reporting on the role that the World Wildlife Fund is playing in getting an environmental green light for Portico. That's because of a partnership we've received reports of between Royal Caribbean and WWF - basically capitalists and conservationists coming together. Optimists will say, it's for the health of the oceans; pessimists will say, it's for something called greenwashing - basically getting an environmental stamp of approval for a massive corporate project with a dubious environmental impact.

Well, which is it in their case? This weekend Jules Vasquez found proof of that WWF and royal Caribbean partnership and how it is deployed for Portico in Belize: