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PREVENTING DEFORESTATION

The New Forests Project is a direct action programme established in 1982 to curb deforestation in developing countries.

In the last ten years farmers in 3000 villages in over 100 developing countries have been assisted with tree-planting projects.

For further information please contact: Stuart Conway, Director, The New Forests Project, Washington, USA

AS EASY AS ABC

The African Books Collective is a self-help initiative by African publishers to promote their books in Europe. North America and Commonwealth countries outside Africa.

Their catalogue “Agriculture, Biotechnology and Environmental Studies” is available free of charge.

African Books Collective Ltd, Oxford, UK

RAINFOREST RIGHTS

The Rainforest Action Network aims to save the world’s rainforests and support the rights of indigenous people. It works on an international scale with other environmental and human rights associations on major campaigns to protect rainforests.

Rainforest Action Network,, San Francisco, USA

STUDY TOUR

Dr David De long of the University of Sao Paulo will lead beekeeping tour of Brazil from 11 January 1995.

For details contact: Global Nature Tours, USA.

IT’S BOY!

Congratulations to Börje and Eva Svensson on the arrival of their new baby. Karl Niklas in Nairobi in May 1994, weighing in at 7.5 Ibs.

Best wishes to you all from Bees for Development.