Fred Ngusilo, left, a member of the Ogiek community, works with a relative to sift through the ruins of their grandfather's house in the Mau forest, destroyed by Kenyan police. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty ImagesImagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and depending on the forest for food, shelter, recreation and education. Imagine, then, that the forest depends on you, too, because you and your people have protected it for generations.
弗雷德·恩吉西洛（左）是奥吉克社区的一员，他与一位亲属在肯尼亚警察摧毁的莫伊森林中其祖父房屋的废墟上筛选物品。托尼·卡伦巴/AFP 通过盖蒂图片社想象一下，你与父母、祖父母、曾祖父母以及所有祖先一样，世世代代生活在同一片森林里，并依赖这片森林获取食物、住所、娱乐和教育。再想象一下，这片森林也依赖着你，因为你和你的族人已经保护了它数代人。
Then, along come government officials who tell you what you already know: The forest is precious, an environmental and ecological gem that should be preserved. And then they tell you that to protect it, you all have to leave.
随后，政府官员出现，告诉你们一些你们早已知晓的事情：这片森林弥足珍贵，是一颗应被保护的生态与环境瑰宝。接着，他们又告诉你们，为了保护它，所有人都必须离开。
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