political and social movements (Latin America and Caribbean)
people
key people in environment and society
Chico Mendes is the abbreviated name of Francisco Alves Mendes, Jr., a labor activist and conservationist from the Amazon region's landlocked state of Acre, Brazil. Mendes defended the interests of the forest and of the seringueiros—rubber tree tappers, calling for land reform and preservation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Mendes, Chico (1944–1988)]
environmentalism
Chico Mendes