![]() ![]() Let’s stand together, empower their voices, and help create a sustainable world for all. ![]() By raising awareness, advocating for policy changes, and engaging in sustainable practices ourselves, we can contribute to their tireless efforts in preserving the environment for future generations. She points out the contradiction between advocating for forest protection and negotiating trade deals to sell beef and soybeans-Brazil’s top exports and main drivers of deforestation.Īs we applaud the outstanding achievements of Alessandra Korap and other Goldman Environmental Prize winners, let us remember the importance of supporting these fearless activists in their ongoing fight for environmental protection. ![]() In the neighboring Munduruku Indigenous Territory, illegal miners have destroyed and contaminated hundreds of miles of waterways in search of gold, even though the territory was officially recognized in 2004.ĭespite Brazil’s new government creating the country’s first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and launching operations to drive out miners, Korap remains skeptical of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ![]() However, land rights alone do not guarantee protection. Research has shown that Indigenous-controlled forests are the best preserved in the Brazilian Amazon. The Munduruku people celebrated a victory in 2021 when British mining company Anglo American withdrew from attempting to mine inside Indigenous territories in Brazil, including Sawre Muybu. ![]()
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