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Charities/Philanthropy:

World Wildlife Fund for Nature: Consulted with WWF and the World Bank to create a buffer zone during the creation of Taman National Bukit Tiga Puluh in Sumatra, Indonesia

Forest People's Program: providing legal aid and protection against exploitation for the Baka forest dwellers in Congo

Oxfam (monthly donations)

PETA (monthly donations)

Publications:

Being and Becoming: Embodiment and Experience among the Orang Rimba of Sumatra

International Encyclopedia of Sexuality (Indonesia Chapter)

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