Defenders of the Amazon

Livelihood strategies in a marine extractive reserve: Implications for conservation interventions

“…The MER is based on the terrestrial extractive reserve (RESEX) model which developed from the social movement led by Chico Mendes aimed to protect rubber tapper laborer rights, and their access to resources and land, from logging and cattle ranching encroachment [8][9][10]. The Chico Mendes RESEX was established in his name, in 1990, following his murder, and conservation and development actors have heavily endorsed the RESEX model ever since [9,11,12].…”

The tropical rain forests of Suriname : exploitation and management 1600-1975

“…In 1946-47, Gonggryp and Burger discovered an Amerindian timber concession near Wassiabo, on the Corantijn River, growing kopi (Goupia glabra) on a sustainable basis, with foodcrops between the trees. 29 When in 1925 the Forest Service was abolished, none of these experiments could be deemed satisfactory, and it was clear that, whatever their silvicultural merits, expenses would never be recouped by government income from private enterprise. Some of these experiments survived into the 1940s, but most of them had been severely damaged by fires and neglect.…”