Amazon Indians use Google Earth, GPS to protect rainforest home

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:35:11 +1030

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1114-google_earth-act.html

Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians are
using Google Earth, Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, and other
technologies to protect their fast-dwindling home. Tribes in Suriname,
Brazil, and Colombia are combining their traditional knowledge of the
rainforest with Western technology to conserve forests and maintain ties
to their history and cultural traditions, which include profound
knowledge of the forest ecosystem and medicinal plants.

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                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                     Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                   Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/               Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                  Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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