Jeffrey Hoelle: 1 book
Rainforest Cowboys
The Rise of Ranching and Cattle Culture in Western Amazonia
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
The opening of the Amazon to colonization in the 1970s brought cattle, land conflict, and widespread deforestation. In the remote state of Acre, Brazil, rubber tappers fought against migrant ranchers to preserve the forest they relied on, and in the process, these "forest guardians" showed the world...
