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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)
A woman evicted from the forest holds
her son outside their makeshift shelter
in Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE
DAY SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People evicted from the forest look from
their makeshift shelters in Kapkembu,
the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex
in the Kenyan Rift Valley, November 18,
2009. Kenya's coalition government says
it is vital to relocate some 20,000
families from the Mau forest, the
country's biggest closed-canopy forest
and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People evicted from the forest look from
their makeshift shelters in Kapkembu,
the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex
in the Kenyan Rift Valley, November 18,
2009. Kenya's coalition government says
it is vital to relocate some 20,000
families from the Mau forest, the
country's biggest closed-canopy forest
and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
An administration policeman stands near
grazing cattle at the edge of the forest
near Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT CRIME LAW)
Administration policemen return from a
forest patrol after evicting inhabitants
near Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT CRIME
LAW)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Eric Arap Tuwei walks out of the forest
near Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Eric Arap Tuwei walks out of the forest
near Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A family evicted from the forests, rest
inside their makeshift shelter in
Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES
OF THE DAY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People evicted from the forest gather to
receive a donation of blankets in
Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People evicted from the forest rush to
collect donated blankets in Kapkembu,
the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex
in the Kenyan Rift Valley November 18,
2009. Kenya's coalition government says
it is vital to relocate some 20,000
families from the Mau forest, the
country's biggest closed-canopy forest
and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A family, evicted from the forests,
roasts corn inside their makeshift
shelter in Kapkembu, the outskirts of
the Mau Forest complex in the Kenyan
Rift Valley November 18, 2009. Kenya's
coalition government says it is vital to
relocate some 20,000 families from the
Mau forest, the country's biggest closed-
canopy forest and a vital water
catchment area. Picture taken 18
November. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA
ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A woman, evicted from the forest,
carries her son in Kapkembu, the
outskirts of the Mau Forest complex in
the Kenyan Rift Valley, November 18,
2009. Kenya's coalition government says
it is vital to relocate some 20,000
families from the Mau forest, the
country's biggest closed-canopy forest
and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A girl, evicted from the forest, eats
boiled corn in Kapkembu, the outskirts
of the Mau Forest complex in the Kenyan
Rift Valley November 18, 2009. Kenya's
coalition government says it is vital to
relocate some 20,000 families from the
Mau forest, the country's biggest closed-
canopy forest and a vital water
catchment area. Picture taken 18
November. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA
ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Women evicted from the forest walk in
Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People evicted from the forest gather in
Kapkembu, the outskirts of the Mau
Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley,
November 18, 2009. Kenya's coalition
government says it is vital to relocate
some 20,000 families from the Mau forest,
the country's biggest closed-canopy
forest and a vital water catchment area.
Picture taken 18 November. REUTERS/Noor
Khamis (KENYA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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