Word: vololoniaina
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...world, and poor people tend to value their own survival over that of an environment that has for too long been regarded as an inexhaustible resource. Slash-and-burn farming still continues, as does the hunting of lemurs. "We have yet to overcome some deeply ingrained cultural habits," explains Vololoniaina Jeannoda, a researcher at the University of Antananarivo's Botanical Laboratory. "But people, especially the young, are starting to accept that we can't keep up this reckless exploitation of our heritage." Yet even as the country seeks to mend its ways, the law of unintended consequences intervenes...
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