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landscaping & bldgs for National Parks, Museologist concerned with the development of Visitors Centers.
All are very conservation-minded & remarked on how Magnanini had "given up" trying to effect change, while they being young still got angry.

Mag. very bitter altho humerous @ IBDF.
Eg. he applied to WWF for $15,000 to outfit Pocodas Antass with cages for [[underlined]] L.r. rosalia [[/underlined]].

IBDF insisted he develop a program for spending the money,including contracts for enforcement He sent a copy to IBDF Brasilia, & one to WWF Switzerland.  He has yet to get a reply from IBDF. The point was whether IBDF would OK his program officially & commit itself.

Poco das Antas  1 1/2 hr drive from Rio.

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Poco das Antas original area [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] has gone from 90% forest to 40% forest
since 1972.  Some of the expropriated land is being planted in eucalyptus.
If govt. expropriates undeveloped land, it can pay in gov't bonds. If land is developed must pay in cash.  Cash not available, Thus IBDF cannot get land.
Owners know the laws well. M. now trying to get IBDF to expropriate additional land South of original reserve.  Includes 2 tracts of land owned by different people one of which includes considerable marshland with forest pockets.  There will be a dam built south of this area wh/will create
a water barrier on S+E part of [[strikethrough]] park [[/strikethrough]] reserve. Railroad runs directly through proposed reserve area.