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> [I became an ecologist long before I had ever heard the word,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chico-mendes/i-became-an-ecologist-long-before-i-had-ever-heard-the-word/)

Chico Mendes

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## More by Chico Mendes

> [At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rain forest. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chico-mendes/at-first-i-thought-i-was-fighting-to-save-rubber-trees-then-i-thought/)

Chico Mendes

> [I became an ecologist long before I had ever heard the word,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chico-mendes/i-became-an-ecologist-long-before-i-had-ever-heard-the-word/)

Chico Mendes

> [“At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chico-mendes/at-first-i-thought-i-was-fighting-to-save-rubber-trees-then-i-thought-2/)

Chico Mendes

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