Decade of Destruction
Sub-Genres - Biography, Environmental Science, Social History, Social Issues |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
"The Killing of Chico Mendes" explores the life and death of a rubber tapper who challenged rain-forest devastation. Mendes tried to establish national parks in the Amazon. Filmed by Adrian Cowell.
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Keywords
activism, Amazon, deforestation, destruction, ecological-disaster, environmentalism, murder, political-leader, rainforest, union [association]