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...rain forest, the Tarkine, does not one day follow the fate of the aboriginal tribe after which it's named. The indigenous people who inhabited this northwestern swath of Tasmania for some 10,000 years were wiped out by conflict and disease in the wake of 19th century colonial settlement. Today, their former home?rich in ancient groves and pristine water courses?may be under threat from the island's logging industry, which intends to process the trees into wood chips and pulp. Granted, the Tarkine, spanning 450,000 hectares, is not going to disappear overnight and felling...
...settle a landmark lawsuit launched by 14 Burmese refugees who alleged that the company was responsible for human-rights abuses by Burmese soldiers working on the $1.2 billion Yadana gas pipeline?a project developed by Unocal, the Burmese government and French oil company Total SA. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but in a joint statement released by the parties to the lawsuit, Unocal stated that "in principle, [it] will compensate plaintiffs and provide funds ... to improve living conditions, health care and education" and "provide substantial assistance to people who may have suffered hardships in the region...
...Harvard by USAID after the first improper investment in July 1994. Shleifer and Hay could each face treble damages of up to $104 million, though any judgement is likely to be much less than that, and Hay’s lawyers have said their client is near a settlement with the government...
Wrinn would not say whether the University was or would be engaged in settlement discussions with the government...
...custody, accused of several atrocities during the tensions. At Vunusa, a treacherous jungle walk or short river wade (your choice) from the Isuna police post, community chief Philip Limaihado is briskly leading visitors through vegetable gardens, past a thatched shed that is a church, and into a small settlement that has changed little in centuries. For the 400 people who live in this group of five villages, getting beyond subsistence is a struggle. It's all but impossible to sell produce; they can't even get it to market. Rain often brings floods, washing away houses and gardens. Emergency assistance...