- person , ▁extensive ▁lo bb ying ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁Following ▁the ▁increased ▁pressure ▁by ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁violence , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁create ▁extract ive ▁res erves ▁and ▁to ▁dem arc ate ▁Indian ▁lands . ▁The ▁increased ▁local ▁support ▁for ▁M endes ’ ▁activ ism ▁also ▁saw ▁several ▁of ▁M endes ’ ▁co - camp aign ers ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁important ▁government ▁offices ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁more ▁re cept ive ▁environment ▁for ▁legisl ation ▁protect ing ▁the ▁Amazon ▁for ests . ▁Furthermore , ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁has ▁declared ▁him ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Environment . ▁Institution s ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁including ▁the ▁main ▁state ▁ag ency ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁conservation ▁– ▁the ▁Instituto ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁de ▁Con ser va ção ▁da ▁B iod ivers idade . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Bird ▁species ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bird , ▁Ch ico ' s ▁ty ran nu let ▁( Z immer ius ▁ch ic om end esi ), ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁Ext ract ive ▁Reserve ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁Ext ract ive ▁Reserve ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁resources ▁within ▁the ▁Amazon ▁for ests . ▁The ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁Ext ract ive