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...broke his bones to teach him a lesson." The visitor, an international broker with diverse interests -- major weapons systems, oil, gold -- was intrigued by the emeralds and wanted advice from his well-connected hosts. A month earlier, he had traveled deep into the Ural Mountains, driving over forest roads not shown on any map, following a trail of whispered rumors that a cache of gem- quality stones was up for grabs. A group of miners, fed up with laggard paychecks, had supposedly been holding back emeralds in hopes of finding a private buyer...
...government is partnering with international organizations, including Wildlife and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, in its reform efforts and has enacted tougher legislation against poachers and forest polluters, Song said...
...answer to the latter question is yes. Already a hit in Australia, France and Britain, Deep Forest has entered the dance and modern-rock charts in the U.S., where it was released last year. Sales are surging, thanks to a lyrical MTV clip by video auteur Tarsem and a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album...
...Deep Forest was conceived by Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet, two French musicians who blended New Age electronics with UNESCO field recordings of music from Zaire, the Solomon Islands, Burundi, Tibesti and the Sahel...
...percentage of the profits from sales of Deep Forest will go to the Pygmy Fund, a California-based organization committed to helping the natives of central Africa cope with environmental threats to their homeland. But for Sanchez and Mouquet, the most important purpose of the record is to express their own fascination with the Pygmies -- and open the world's ears to the exquisite sound of a quickly vanishing culture. As Mouquet notes, "It's not very often you can hear a Pygmy singing on the radio...