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BIO-CULTURAL DIVERSITY
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ENDANGERED HERITAGE
Amazoncoop - the co-op provides the Brazilian Amazon Indians with a legal independent body to represent them and to safeguard their traditional knowledge. It aims at securing the conservation and protection of an area of 5,397,774 hectares (53,977 square kilometres) of pristine rainforest; generating income through the sustainable use of the land allowing the tribes to prosper and continue to live their traditional lives while having proper health care, education and protection of their only asset: their land. Have a look at this nice web site to find out more about the link between biz and bio-cultural diversity. [www.amazoncoop.org] YXC
Survival International – Survival is a worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples. It stands for their right to decide their own future and helps them protect their lives, lands and human rights. Go at ‘Tribal World’ section and you will find enlisted, divided by country, all the tribes which are still surviving in all part of the planet and exhaustive information about how they live, what are the problems they face and how Survival supports them. [www.survival-international.org/index.php] YXC
World Heritage –what makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. This UNESCO website features the World Heritage official list and all kind of related information about conservation and international co-operation policies. [http://whc.unesco.org] YXC
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