Fight for the Forest
Subtitle: Chico Mendes in His Own Words
Contributors: Gross, Tony; Latin America Bureau
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Latin American Bureau
Published: June 1990
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Translated from: por
Translation of: O Testamento do homem da floresta
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780906156513
Subjects: Deforestation; Forests, rainforests; Trade unions; Brazil; Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Politics / Current Events; History: World
Work titles: Testamento do homen da floresta
Description: Chico Mendex, 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. In Fight for the Forest, Chico Mendes talks of his life's work in what was to be his last major interview. He recalls the rubber tappers' campaign against forest clearances and their alliances with local Indians and the international environmental lobby. Together, they developed sustainable alternatives for the Amazon which would guarantee both their livelihoods and the forest's future. Combining interview with explanatory material, it is the only book in which Chico Mendes speaks for himself.
Notes: Text on inside covers.
Table of contents: title: Map of Brazil
pagenum: iv; title: Map of Acre
pagenum: v; title: Biography
pagenum: vi; title: Stop!
pagenum: vii; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: The History of Rubber
pagenum: 8; title: The Life of a Rubber Tapper
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter 1
title: First Lessons
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter 2
title: Learning to Fight
pagenum: 29; label: Chapter 3
title: Building Bridges
pagenum: 41; label: Chapter 4
title: The Landowners Strike Back
pagenum: 57; label: Chapter 5
title: Working Together
pagenum: 69; label: Chapter 6
title: The Future
pagenum: 79; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 83; title: Footnotes
pagenum: 86; title: Glossary
pagenum: 89; title: Brazil in Brief
pagenum: 91; title: Chronology – Acre
pagenum: 92; title: Chronology – Brazil
pagenum: 93; title: Further Reading
pagenum: 95