The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is located in South America and is home to an incredibly special and unique environment. Unfortunately, the long-term health of the forest is at risk with hundreds of people entering the rainforest and cutting down trees without permission. Activists, like Marina Silva, are fighting back against this illegal logging and, in some cases, they are winning.
Marina actually spent her childhood working in the Amazon rainforest as a rubber tapper. She did not attend school or learn how to read or write until the age of sixteen. In fact, she was the first person in her family to ever go to school and the first one to earn a university degree. Her family must have been so proud of her accomplishments.
Aj - "I am most proud of my family for providing food for me and my siblings"
Saia - "I am proud of my SUNDAY church for always praying to the lord on SUNDAYS"
Vilaimi - "I am proud of my family for always sticking up for me, for always putting food on my table, for putting shoes on my feet and for putting clothes on my body"
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