In the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's rubber tappers were the first social group to challenge the predatory development model that is threatening ecological disaster in this country. Their strategy to set up “extractive reserves”—conservation areas where the local population can harvest non-timber forest products—is examined in this article.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
Political Economy Research Institute

Region
Americas

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All