The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve: trajectories of agro-extractive development in Amazonia
The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (CMER) located in Acre, Brazil in the southwest Amazon is a powerful symbol of the rubber tapper social movement. Created in 1990, the Reserve is named after rubber tapper and union leader Francisco “Chico” Mendes, who was assassinated by ranchers in 1988. The con...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2018-11-01
|
| Series: | Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/58836 |