but the gabonese economy, based on oil revenue, was fragile. the fall in oil prices combined with the fall in the dollar rate brought a serious financial crisis. the state, which had launched an ambitious policy of investments, found itself heavily indebted and was unable to meet its commitments. the great schemes for improvement were interrupted, particularly at libreville, where today public services and utilities are clearly inadequate. it is estimated that 80% of the capital's population are housed in badly-equipped living quarters without basic public amenities. this is the case ofhe matitis areas, which are situated on low-lying ground and are regularlflooded the rainy season. ( speaking french ) translator: over there, there's a river. this river is blocked up. the water does not flow anymore, because there are houses that block it. that's why there are floods. got to get rid of the water. a t city of b why e city oes? because we are all piled u on top of one anothe narrator: most of the inhabitants come from rural areas. they're living

and now, the "elephant man" is travelling 4 hours up the river ivindo to a remote corner of the gabonese forest to join one of his teams, at one of the 13 national parks in the country. they live for months in the forest in the most basic living conditions. separated from their families and with minimal resources, they struggle to protect the elephants - 50 of whom have been killed in the last six months in this park alone. and it's not only the elephants which are in constant danger. >> joseph: every day that passes, when i send my rangers into the forest, i pray that they will return without problems. us, we just have our bare hands and machetes and knives. but the others have big rifles and even kalashnikovs! of course, we're frightened!! >> daljit: knowing he and his men are out-armed by the poachers, joseph uses a different kind of arsenal. he's cleverly recruited ex-poachers like parfait , who now use their inside knowledge against the current poachers. >> parfait: we were fishing and hunting in the park, and that's how we met. in the beginning, we were ignorant but now we know abo

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