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<DIV>Greetings: Appreciate this important posting....earmarking another
tragic chapter in the human condition.... but, mmnn, was it Joe Friday that used
to say, "Just the facts Ma'am".... uh, bamboo in the Amazon?, mmnn, bamboo
yes, on Amazon {dot com}. Cheers,
Wayaaseshkang. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:cashcash@EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:cashcash@EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU">phil cash cash</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:29
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ILAT] Amazon tribe enlists
Google in battle with illegal loggers (fwd link)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Amazon tribe enlists Google in battle with illegal
loggers<BR><BR>By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor<BR>Sunday, 13 April
2008<BR><BR>You may know it as Google, but in bamboo-and-thatch roundhouses
deep in the<BR>Amazon rainforest the iconic brand goes by another name. The
Surui people, one<BR>of the most remote on Earth, call it ragogmakan
"messenger" and they're<BR>banking on the search engine to save them and
their ancestral lands from<BR>extinction.<BR><BR>The tribe whose first
contact with the modern world was less than 40 years ago<BR> are replacing
their bows and arrows with hi-tech gadgets in their battle for<BR>survival.
They have already begun using satnav on their traditional trails<BR>through
the trees. And Google Earth has just agreed to provide
high-resolution<BR>satellite images of their forest home.<BR><BR>Access full
article below:<BR><A
title=http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/amazon-tribe-enlists-google-in-battle-with-illegal-loggers-808492.html
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/amazon-tribe-enlists-google-in-battle-with-illegal-loggers-808492.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/amazon-tribe-enlists-google-in-battle-with-illegal-loggers-808492.html</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>