[LINK] Google earth for saving rain forests
Jan Whitaker
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
Wed Jun 13 12:00:24 AEST 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/06/10/MNGR0QC65E1.DTL&type=printable
Google to harness satellite power for an Amazon tribe
When the Brazilian government failed to defend his tribe against
loggers and miners, the leader found a high-tech ally
Jack Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The journey from the September 7th Reserve deep in Brazil's Amazon
forest includes a two-hour, four-wheel-drive jeep trip on a bumpy
dirt road, a 10-hour bus ride and 14 hours on three airplane flights.
But Amazon Chief Almir Surui knew it was the first step in his
struggle to forge an alliance he hopes will save his 1,200-member tribe.
Almir says loggers and miners have already killed 11 Surui chiefs --
Surui is both the common surname and name of the tribe -- who tried
to prevent them from entering their lands over the past five years,
and he says Brazilian government officials have failed to stop the
violence. So the 32-year-old indigenous leader, a stocky man who
often dons a headdress made from feathers of Amazonian birds, opted
for another route -- an appeal to Google.
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