Fight for the Forest 1st Edition
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Fight for the Forest 1st Edition

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eBook - PDF

Fight for the Forest 1st Edition

About this book

"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.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Map of Brazil
  5. Map of Acre
  6. Biography
  7. Stop!
  8. Introduction
  9. The History of Rubber
  10. The Life of a Rubber Tapper
  11. Chapter 1: First Lessons
  12. Chapter 2: Learning to Fight
  13. Chapter 3: Building Bridges
  14. Chapter 4: The Landowners Strike Back
  15. Chapter 5: Working Together
  16. Chapter 6: The Future
  17. Epilogue
  18. Footnotes
  19. Glossary
  20. Brazil in Brief
  21. Chronology - Acre
  22. Chronology - Brazil
  23. Further Reading