▁the ▁Amazon ian ▁sky ▁the ▁rain bow ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁the ▁Pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁declare ▁their ▁wish ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁regions ▁preserved . ▁They ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁their ▁people ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁regions ▁they ▁inhab it ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁economy ▁of ▁their ▁communities , ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁preserved ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁Brazil ian ▁nation ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁identity ▁and ▁self - este em . ▁This ▁Alliance ▁of ▁the ▁Pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁Forest , ▁bringing ▁together ▁Indians , ▁rub ber ▁t app ers , ▁and ▁river bank ▁communities , ▁and ▁founded ▁here ▁in ▁A cre , ▁em bra ces ▁all ▁efforts ▁to ▁protect ▁and ▁preserve ▁this ▁immense ▁but ▁frag ile ▁life - system ▁that ▁involves ▁out ▁for ests , ▁la kes , ▁rivers ▁and ▁spr ings , ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁our ▁wealth ▁and ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁our ▁cult ures ▁and ▁trad itions .” This ▁indicates ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁perce ived ▁support ▁and ▁an ▁en su ing ▁increase ▁in ▁dem ands ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council , ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁M endes ’ ▁death . ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁marks ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Forest ▁Pe op les , ▁task ed ▁with ▁protect ing ▁rub ber ▁t app ers , ▁rural ▁workers , ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁from ▁enc ro achment ▁on ▁traditional ▁lands , ▁and ▁this ▁group ▁also ▁found ▁new ▁fo oth olds ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁M endes