Bravo - the native tribes are protecting their forests.


	Bravo - the native tribes are protecting their forests.

bs1999bs

4-16-2008 3:26 AM

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bs1999bs says:

These are great developments - the native tribes are fighting destruction of their forests using high tech communications.

This represents a huge step forward.

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