[LINK] Google earth for saving rain forests

[Jan Whitaker]

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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