Draft:Osvalinda Alves Pereira
Osvalinda Alves Pereira ( 1968 Trairão – 12 April 2024 ), was a Brazilian environmental activist and founder of the Areia II Women's Association, which developed sustainable organic agriculture.[1]
In 2020, she received the Edelstam Award in recognition of her work in defending the Amazonas.[2][3][4] She is the first Brazilian to receive this distinction.
Career
[edit]She alerted federal authorities about illegal deforestation in the Areia area. [5][6]
She founded the Areia II Women's Association, which is strategically located between three national parks: the Trairão National Forest, the Jamanxim National Park , and the Riozinho do Anfrísio Extractive Reserve .[7] Deforestation is occurring in these areas, and armed men have been scaring locals.[2] Due to the threats she has received since 2012, which intensified since 2018, she and her family had to move and remain in hiding in Brazil.[8][9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Får pris för att hon skyddar Amazonas". miljo-utveckling.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ a b "Brazil: Environmental and land rights defender Mrs. Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira wins Edelstam Prize 2020". Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "2020 Edelstam Prize for outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for human rights". OHCHR. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "Amazon Forest Defender Osvalinda winner Edelstam Prize 2020". Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "Osvainda Marcelino Alves Pereira-arkiv". Skogen (in Swedish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "On Earth Day, a Homage to a Beloved Forest Defender | Human Rights Watch". 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/rapid-color-guides-pdfs/270_Fishes_Riozinho_03_1.pdf. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Osvalinda Maria Alves Pereira". Front Line Defenders. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ Latam, Mongabay (2020-12-18). "Brazilian woman threatened by Amazon loggers wins global human rights award". Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "The Woman Who Defied Loggers To Defend the Forest (Portuguese)". Pulitzer Center. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "Resisting timber traffickers' pressure takes steep personal toll". EcoAmericas. Retrieved 2024-12-29.