Fight for the Forest by Chico Mendez

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Fight for the Forest by Chico Mendez

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Fight for the Forest by Chico Mendez

They would have to kill us all to destroy our movement and they can't. I don't get that cold feeling anymore. I am no longer afraid of dying.-Chico Mendes, November 1988 Chico Mendes, the charismatic founder of the Brazilian rubber tappers union, was murdered by a hired assassin on 22 December 1988. As a trade union leader, he won international acclaim for his role in the non-violent campaign to protect the Amazon rainforest, on which the rubber tappers depend for their livelihood. In Fight for the Forest, Chico Mendes talks of his life's work in his last major interview conducted just weeks before his death. He recalls the rubber tappers' campaign against forest clearances and their struggle to develop sustainable alternatives for the Amazon. In this edition, environmental lobbyist Tony Gross, expert on Amazonian affairs and a friend of Chico Mendes, follows the trial, conviction and release of Chico's assassins and examines Brazil's environmental policy under President Fernando Collor de Mello.

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ISBN 13 9780906156513
ISBN 10 0906156513
Title Fight for the Forest
Author Chico Mendez
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Latin America Bureau
Year published 1989-08-01
Number of pages 104
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.