Home › Assassination 25 years ago catalyzed movement to protect the Amazon
 

Keywords :   


Assassination 25 years ago catalyzed movement to protect the Amazon

2013-12-23 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Twenty-five years ago today, Chico Mendes, an Amazon rubber tapper, was shot and killed in front of his family at his home in Acre, Brazil at the age of 44. His assassination was the catalyst that sparked a much broader movement to protect the Amazon against rampant deforestation. The movement empowered a new generation of forest people and activists and would eventually culminate in millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest being set aside in reserves. But while the deforestation rate has...

Tags: years ago amazon protect

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
03.07High input costs, rising interest rates continue to weigh on farmer sentiment
03.07Sensory analysis shows pork has 111 unique flavor nuances
03.07Hurricane Beryl Graphics
03.07Hurricane Beryl Public Advisory Number 19A
03.07Summary for Hurricane Beryl (AT2/AL022024)
03.07'Floodgates open' for legal action against water firms
03.07Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
03.07Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
More »