Therefore, when the devastation of the rain forest became apparent, Chief Paulo Paiakan of the Kayapo appealed to his people and to the rest of the world to help him save the forest. Paiakan knew that the devastation of the rain forest would prove destructive not only to the Kayapo but also to the global population. For years, local villages had been selling loggers their land. Chief Paiakan refused all offers to sell his village's land. Instead, he and his villagers worked with a major cosmetics company to harvest and sell Brazil nuts.
Brazil nuts are useful in the manufacturing of many hair products.
This project caught the attention of many other people living in the rain forests and motivated them to action. Chief Paiakan demonstrated to his people that they could earn a living from the rain forest without contributing to its destruction. To go to part two of this practice test.