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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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| Mapping resources |
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| In Peru, the government is interested in developing the Amazon's resources in order to improve the country's economy, which sometimes puts the government at odds with the local population. |
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Speaking: Gregor MacLennan
Photo Credit: Shinai, Audio Credit: Anne Strother |
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