Binka Le Breton

Director, Iracambi Rainforest Research Center

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Director of the Iracambi Rain Forest Research Center in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and author of The Greatest Gift, about the life and death of Sister Dorothy Stang

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Dorothy Stang was a Catholic nun who rode a motorcycle in the back roads of Brazil, where she helped migrant farmers to work their land in an environmentally sustainable manner.

The Life and Death of Sister Dorothy Stang

Dorothy Stang was a Catholic nun who rode a motorcycle in the back roads of Brazil, where she helped migrant farmers to work their land in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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