Day 239 - 23 Apr 96 - Page 31
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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3 MR. MORRIS: I think we have dealt with everything. I just want
4 to see if there are any further questions I need to ask.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have got the Cotter maps, which I was given
7 before, behind Dr. Nations and I am going put the Cotter
8 map upon which are marked "Sinop, Pontas e Lacerda and Nova
9 Xavantina" at the back of the divider which has Mr.
10 Monbiot's statements in it.
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12 MR. MORRIS: If I just ask Mr. Monbiot to clarify one thing on
13 that, then, if that is going to be retained: Mr. Monbiot,
14 you have said that Sinop comes within the tropical
15 rainforest areas. On Mr. Rampton's map, it is actually
16 outside. That may be because it is inaccurate or it may be
17 -- when you say you agree with the Cotter map?
18 A. Well, of course -----
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20 Q. -- are you restricting yourself to the areas he has
21 identified or have you checked?
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What Mr. Monbiot said is that he broadly
24 agreed with it but that you cannot draw straight lines?
25 A. That is right, and as if one is more detailed, this big
26 one, I think if we are trying to get detail on a specific
27 site, it is useful to use it and you can see the vegetation
28 markings on it.
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30 MR. MORRIS: Thank you very much. I think we have finished.
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32 MS. STEEL: I do not know whether this matters, but I do not
33 know whether Mr. Monbiot ever shows us the Phyto
34 geographical area?
35 A. I do not know whether that is something that ought to
36 be dealt with that he mentioned very early on.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What was the Greek word meaning "Phyto"?
39 A. It is a plant.
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41 Q. A plant?
42 A. It is basically the botanical region which, again, is
43 very hard to ----
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45 Q. That is all I wanted to know. It is obviously an ancient
46 Greek word originally and it meant "plant", did it?
47 A. That is correct.
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49 MR. MORRIS: This map would be explained, the phyto-geographical
50 region?
51 A. Yes. That is correct.
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53 Q. No further questions. Thank you.
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55 Cross-examined by MR. RAMPTON
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57 Q. In English it means, "where you find what kind of plants"
58 does it not, phyto-geographical?
59 A. That is correct.
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