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The Keys to Economic Progress

It was a treat to see Jane Goodall during her recent visit to Bozeman. Dr. Goodall’s path-breaking research with chimpanzees was done on the Gombe Stream Reserve, now a small national park in western Tanzania. Dr. Goodall told her Bozeman audience that the park (and its chimpanzees) face serious threats as local residents clear the surrounding forest for firewood and to plant crops. Goodall understands that poverty is the root cause of this problem. To help, Goodall has launched an economic development program for the communities surrounding the park. Its goal is to foster economic progress and stop the degradation of the area’s natural resources.

by Pete Geddes

Full Story: http://www.free-eco.org/articleDisplay.php?id=611

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