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Nature 448, 402-403 (26 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448402a; Published online 25 July 2007
Conservation: Mark of respect
Michael Hopkin1
- Michael Hopkin is a reporter for Nature.
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A project that gives Congolese pygmies new ways to tell logging companies about the trees that are important to them, and their own radio station to discuss community issues, is really putting their interests on the map, says Michael Hopkin.
In June in the rainforests of the northwest of the Republic of Congo, the trees rain caterpillars. For the Mbendjele pygmies who live there, it's boom time.
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