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"Panel 2 - Social Movements and Chico Mendes' Legacy for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon" (video)

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Panel 2 - Social Movements and Chico Mendes' Legacy for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon: Mary Allegretti, Antropóloga, Consultora Independente, Curitiba, PR Ane Alencar, Geógrafa, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Brasilia, DF Marianne Schmink, Professor, Director of the Tropical Conservation and Development Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Ricardo Paes de Barros, Economista, Pesquisador do IPEA - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Brasilia, DF Respondent: Mauro Barbosa de Almeida, Antropólogo, Professor da Universidade de Campinas, São Paulo, SP

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