Indigenous Environmentalists Win Prestigious Goldman Prize

Alessandra Korap, an Indigenous woman from the Munduruku people in the Amazon rainforest, has won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her activism in defending her people's ancestral territory against illegal mining, hydroelectric dams, and logging. Korap and other Munduruku women have organized demonstrations, presented evidence of environmental crime, and opposed illicit agreements and incentives offered to their people. The award recognizes grassroots activists around the world who are dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability. Korap's top priority is the demarcation of the Sawre Muybu territory, an area of virgin rainforest along the Tapajos River spanning 178,000 hectares.