PeopleEnvironmental Movements: Chico Mendes

Environmental Movements Name of Student Institution Affiliation Environmental Movements Chico Mendes was a Brazilian labor leader who provided his endless services for environmental protection. He was a famous environmentalist who protected the securities of rubber tree tappers existed in “Amazonian state of Acre”. This paper is a brief introduction of Chico Mendes highlighting his services as an environmentalist. Chico Mendes was born on December 15, 1944, with an original name “Francisco Alves Mendes, Jr.” in Acre, Brazil. He got recognition through his engagement in his own country and regarded as the “Brazilian rubber tapper and land rights leader” of Brazil. He worked for the first tropical forest of the world for conserving the forest and greenery. The efforts of Chico Mendes resulted in the creation of extractive reserves in the Brazilian forests which were under the supervision of local community. Ini...