An interesting article in Dutch newspaper “De Pers” today about Almir Narayamoga Surui. He is the Chief of a tribe in the Brazilian rainforest. He is nothing like the stereotypical image one might have. He uses new networks and technology, such as an iPhone, Skype and FaceBook to help preserve the forest. He even has connections with Google and Al Gore to help spread his cause.
He states that:
We should make a plan to structurally earn money from the Amazon.
This in response to the question that is not good practice to burn the forest down to make quick money.
Once a piece of forest is gone, it will not come back.
It is interesting to see that the project we are working on is part of a bigger movement. An in-depth article about the Chief and his cause can be read online at the smithsonianmag.com.