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Article: Money comes from trees.
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 New Internationalist Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Money talks in the trees around the village of Ikodi in the Niger delta. The feathers of the African Grey Parrot are collected and sold. This has become a key economic resource for Ikodi villagers and one which is zealously guarded. Local laws forbid the trapping of parrots, the felling of palm trees and the use of firearms that might frighten the birds. ...
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