Martyr of the : The legacy of Chico Mendes - CIFOR Forests News

It’s impossible to talk about forests in Acre, Brazil, without mentioning the state’s home-grown hero: rubber-tapper, union-leader and -defender Chico Mendes. His brutal murder 25 years ago made headlines around the world – and although the violence against activists in the hasn’t abated, Mendes’ death had a huge impact on the conservation movement, […]

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