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A ““cultural aapproach” tto cconservation?
Cristina Eghenter([email protected]) is
Senior Advisor for Conservation Enterprise
Development and Sustainable Forest Management
with WWF Indonesia. Since 1997, she is also
Advisor for Community Empowerment and
Economic Development with the Kayan
Mentarang Project. Cristina is a member of
CEESP/CMWG.