Chico Mendes

Bio

Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous peoples.

Photo from: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Mendes

Reading Materials

Books:

• Nature's allies: eight conservationists who changed our world by Larry Nielsen