Ronald de Hommel
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Cobija, Bolivia, 28-06-06. Leopoldo Vaca Chuquipera shows a handfull of Brazilnuts that he collects on his piece of jungle in the Bolivian Amazon. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike husks in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive CastanÃÉa tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The CastanÃÉa tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.
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Cobija, Bolivia, 28-06-06. Leopoldo Vaca Chuquipera shows a handfull of Brazilnuts that he collects on his piece of jungle in the Bolivian Amazon. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike husks in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive CastanÃÉa tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The CastanÃÉa tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.