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Save the Rain Forest?

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The developed (rich) world is quick to condemn when it sees what it considers the wanton destruction of tropical rain forests in what it calls the developing (poor) world. While at times this condemnation may be warranted, what happens in these rain forests is not always the fault of the people that live there. A case in point is illustrated in a recent article in the New York Times entitled “Skin Deep: Pressing Açaí for Answers” by Abby Ellin.