No.TITLESOURCEMEDIUM
01Music From Mato GrossoSmithsonian by Harry Tschopik, Jr.Music
02The Crucial Crusade of an Amazon CowboyTCU Magazine by Kathryn HopperArticle
03The Death of Chico MendesWashington Post by Miriam ParelArticle
04Murder in the RainforestVanity Fair by Alex ShoumatoffArticle
05KamaiuráIndigenous Peoples in BrazilWeb
06Hope RanchTEDx AlcatrazVideo
07The Texas Chainsaw StopperOutside Magazine by Stephanie PearsonArticle
08The Amazon’s Texas SaviourThe EconomistArticle
09Concerns over deforestation may drive new approach to cattle
ranching in the AmazonMongabay by Rhett ButlerWeb
10Mato Grosso - The Last Virgin Landby Anthony Smith and Michael JosephBook
Concerns over deforestation may drive new approach to cattle ranching in the Amazon
Mongabay by Rhett Butler
September 8, 2009
AT THE helm of a second-hand Cessna aircraft, John Cain Carter is as preoccupied with the Earth below
John Cain Carter, a Texas rancher who moved to the heart of the Amazon 11 years ago and founded what is perhaps the most innovative organization working in the Amazon, Alianca da Terra, believes the only way to save the Amazon is through the market. Carter says that by giving producers incentives to reduce their impact on the forest, the market can succeed where conservation efforts have failed.
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