![]() “It is our top priority, along with the expulsion of illegal miners.” “This award is an opportunity to draw attention to the demarcation of the Sawre Muybu territory,” Korap told The Associated Press. The award honors grassroots activists around the world who are dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability. Korap’s defense of her ancestral territory was recognized with the Goldman Environmental Prize on Monday. Organizing in their communities, they orchestrated demonstrations, presented compelling evidence of environmental crime to the Federal Attorney General and Federal Police, and vehemently opposed illicit agreements and incentives offered to the Munduruku by unscrupulous miners, loggers, corporations, and politicians seeking access to their land. ![]() ![]() Korap and other Munduruku women took up the responsibility of defending their people, overturning the traditionally all-male leadership. ![]()
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