Deforested lands are utilized for the growth of building materials, including palm leaves for thatch and bamboo for furnishings.

森林被砍伐的土地被用来种植建筑用的材料，包括用来盖屋顶的棕榈树叶和家居装修用的竹子。

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Low water bares gray strips of sandbar on which the natives build tiny palm-thatch shelters for overnight fishing trips.

水浅的地方露出灰茫茫的狭长沙洲，土著人在沙洲上为过夜的渔夫搭建了小小的棕榈茅舍。

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Buildings along the beach are, legally, supposed to be made only of coconut wood and palm thatch, but concrete buildings have been built and more are going up.

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People in his village will keep living much as they have, preferring hand-built, palm-thatch huts to concrete buildings and baking tortillas on an open flame.

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