Money comes from trees.

New Internationalist | March 1, 1998| | Copyright

Money talks in the trees around the village of Ikodi in the Niger delta. The feathers of the African Grey Parrot are collected and sold. This has become a key economic resource for Ikodi villagers and one which is zealously guarded. Local laws forbid the trapping of parrots, the felling of palm trees and the use of firearms that might frighten the birds. ...

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