'Fish in the forest'


	'Fish in the forest'

gingembre

9-19-2008 1:24 PM

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gingembre says:

"Would you take a fish and put him in the forest?" It sounds ridiculous. Who would do that?

But as we grow ever more convinced of the changes that are taking place in PNG's coastal communities, our question is going to have to be, "how will we take a fish and help him thrive in the forest?"

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