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Posted: December 4, 2009 |
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Gregor MacLennan first went to the Peruvian Amazon as a student, living in a community that had only recently come into contact with the Western world. He later returned as head of a non-profit group that helps indigenous people map their land to better inform the government when it decides where oil and logging companies can go.
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Produced by: Anne Strother |
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| By tapping into the native population's knowledge of its territory, Gregor MacLennan, cofounder of the nonprofit group Shinai, aims to give the Peruvian government a more accurate picture of how the land is being used by the community. |
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Speaking: Gregor MacLennan
Photo Credit: Shinai, Audio Credit: Anne Strother |
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