Indigenous and Coastal Leaders Win Goldman Environmental Prize.

Alessandra Korap, an Indigenous leader from Brazil's Munduruku people, has won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her grassroots activism in defending her people's ancestral territory from illegal mining, logging, and other environmental crimes. Korap and other Munduruku women have organized demonstrations and presented evidence to authorities, while opposing illicit agreements and incentives offered by unscrupulous miners, loggers, corporations, and politicians seeking access to their land. The award recognizes activists around the world who are dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability.