The purpose of the World Bank is to help poor people in developing countries. Since the World Bank has limited funds for each country, it would be better to finance projects that have direct, positive impacts on nutrition, health, education and sustainable development for African people, instead of giving millions of dollars to big oil companies. Remind him that the World Bank's money comes from tax payers so he should listen to citizens' opinions. Tell him why you don't think the World Bank should loan money to Exxon, Shell and Elf oil companies to build the Chad-Cameroon pipeline. Ask him to use World Bank money to really help poor people and protect the African forests.
Primates are main targets, especially chimpanzees and gorillas .
The World Society for the Protection of Animals estimates that several thousand lowland gorillas are killed annually, about 800 in eastern Cameroon alone. Half of all primate species are now threatened with extinction. Pipelines and logging roads through the rainforest make it easy for commercial bushmeat hunters to kill forest animals and transport the bushmeat out to markets. In February, scientists discovered the source of the HIV-1 virus in chimps who live in Cameroon's old growth rainforests. They believe HIV-1 was introduced into the human population when bushmeat hunters were exposed to chimp blood.