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.
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]
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