Chico Mendes, defender of the rain forest
by Burch, Joann Johansen
Series: A gateway green biography Published by : Millbrook Press (Brookfield, Connecticut) Physical details: 48 p. ISBN:1562944134.
Subject(s):
Chico Mendes d. 1988
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Conservationists
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Biography
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Brazil
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Rubber tappers
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Biography
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Brazil
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Rain forest conservation
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Amazon River Region
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Deforestation-Control
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Amazon River Region
Year: 1994
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| j 300 - 399 | j333.75060981092 Bur (Browse shelf) | Available | 66362 |
Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to perserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988.
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