On September 2nd 2017, just east of Portland, Oregon, 150 hikers were trapped behind a wall of flames created by one mistake, one that would lead to immense fear and loss. Wildfire, a podcast from REI Co-op, investigates the causes and repercussions of this devastating wildfire.

&lt;p&gt;After Chico’s death, he became a martyr for the rainforest, and his work continued with significant success. But where is Chico’s name today? And why is it important that we remember his work?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Complicity in Destruction III. Amazon Watch. (n.d.). https://amazonwatch.org/news/2020/1027-complicity-in-destruction-iii.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guardian News and Media. (2019, November 2). Brazilian &#039;forest guardian&#039; killed by illegal loggers in ambush. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/brazilian-forest-guardian-killed-by-illegal-loggers-in-ambush.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Revkin, Andrew. The Burning Season: the Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest. Island Press, 2004.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hecht, Susanna, and Alexander Cockburn. The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon. University of Chicago Press, 2010.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chris Mooney, B. D. (2019, December 22). Top scientists warn of an Amazon &#039;tipping point&#039;. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/top-scientists-warn-of-an-amazon-tippingpoint/2019/12/20/9c9be954-233e-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brasil, V. (n.d.). Chico Mendes House: Visit Brasil. Visit Brasil - Site oficial de turismo do Brasil. https://www.visitbrasil.com/attractions/chico-mendes-house.html.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fabricius, K. E., Neill, C., Van Ooijen, E., Smith, J. N., &amp; Tilbrook, B. (2020). Progressive seawater acidification on the Great Barrier Reef continental shelf. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75293-1&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maisonnave, F. (2020, October 23). The second death of Chico Mendes. Climate Home News. https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/03/06/second-death-chico-mendes/.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shoumatoff, Alex. “Murder in the Rainforest.” Vanity Fair, 1989.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rodrigues, Gomercindo, et al. Walking the Forest with Chico Mendes: Struggle for Justice in the Amazon. University of Texas Press, 2007.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mendes, Chico, et al. Fight for the Forest: Chico Mendes in his Own Words. Latin America Bureau (Research and Action) Ltd, 1989.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chico Mendes: Voice of the Amazon, a documentary about rainforest martyr Chico Mendes. (n.d.). https://www.mirandaproductions.com/voice/reviews.htm.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Amazon: A Global Treasure. Amazon Watch. (n.d.). https://amazonwatch.org/about.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guajajara, S. (2020, October 2). Can Our Culture Survive Climate Change? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/opinion/amazon-indigenous-people-brazil.html.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;<br />


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