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This is amazing.

Mike Fay flew over Africa at 500 feet and took 92,000 pictures. Michael, in film school and also a pilot told me about this.

He wants to convince policy makers to invest in natural resource management for the promotion of peace. Sounds odd? Perhaps not. He alleges that Dafur, Rwanda, and many other troubled areas in Africa have resource depletion as a hidden cause. Would convservation help preserve peace and prevent human rights abuses? Read the article here, or watch the really, really good and short video here.

I like to look a bit more in what he has done. And how he got here in life.

"Fay drummed up support from various sources—the Human Footprint lab at WCS, the WILD Foundation, the Bateleurs (an Africa-based organization of bush
pilots volunteering for conservation), and, as chief financial sponsor, the
National Geographic Society."

I find it interesting who he got involved... and the varied life stories of the people behind; the pilot slash optometrist and the Mario Scherer pilot slash Kosovo war crimes investegator.

"Fay arranged collaborations wherever possible with local conservationists, field
scientists, or national agencies, assisting them with their aerial-survey needs
as well as adding data to his own comprehensive trove."

I think in order to be successful anywhere, you must arrange collaborations.

Post your comments on what you think about this guy, his political ambitions, or the breathtaking pictures/videos.