Saving What Remains


 

Chico Mendes

Chico Mendes fought to protect the Amazon and indigenous peoples from the encroachment of cattle ranchers and other developers. After becoming the leader of the rubber tappers union in Acre state, he worked to establish extractive reserves set aside for the exclusive use in a sustainable manner by rubber tappers. His efforts made him a number of enemies among powerful farmers and ranchers who would rather turn rainforest into pasture land and agricultural fields and he received countless death threats. Three days before Christmas in 1988, Chico Mendes was assassinated at his home. His death made him an immediate martyr for the rubber tapper cause. More than ever before, people began supporting his ideals of sustainable use.

   

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Solutions Introduction
Sustainable Forest Products
Large-scale Forest Products
Medicinal Drugs
Logging
Logging (con't)
Oil
Conservation Priorities
Reserve Size & Valuation
Organization
Intergovernmental Institutions
Communication, Education
Indigenous people
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References (1)
References (3)
References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture
Eco-tourism
Foods & Genetic Diversity
Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides
Logging (con't)
Cattle
Increasing Productivity
Types of Reserves
Funding
Developing nations
NGOs
International Organizations
Conclusion
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References (2)
References (4)
References (6)

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