Fight for the forest : Chico Mendes in his own words

Author(s)

• Mendes, Chico
• Gross, Tony

Bibliographic Information

Fight for the forest : Chico Mendes in his own words

additional material by Tony Gross ; [translated by Chris Whitehouse]

Latin America Bureau , Distribution in USA by Monthly Review Press, 1992

2nd ed., updated and enl

Other Title

Testamento do homem da floresta

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this work, Chico Mendes, founder of the Brazilian rubber tappers' union, talks about his life's work in the last interview before his murder in December 1988. As a trade union leader, he won international acclaim for his role in the non-violent campaign to protect the Amazon rain forest, on which the rubber tappers depend for their livelihood. In this updated edition, environmental lobbyist Tony Gross follows the trail of Chico's assassins and examines Brazil's environmental policy under President Fernando Collor de Mello.

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Details

• NCID: BA57666655
• ISBN:
  • 0906156688
• LCCN: 93107748
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: por
• Place of Publication: London,New York, NY
• Pages/Volumes: x, 118 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : SD418.3.A53
  • DC20 : 333.75/16/0981092
  • DC20 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mendes, Chico, d. 1988
  • LCSH : Conservationists -- Brazil -- Biography
  • LCSH : Rubber tappers -- Brazil -- Biography
  • LCSH : Rain forest conservation -- Amazon River Region
  • LCSH : Deforestation -- Control -- Amazon River Region