Goldman Environmental Prize

• Alessandra Korap, an indigenous Munduruku woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been recognized with a 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize, an esteemed award that acknowledges the efforts of six activists from six continents who work at the grassroots level to safeguard the environment. 

• Since its establishment in 1989, the Goldman Prize has celebrated leaders who engage in local initiatives that result in positive environmental changes through citizen or community involvement.

• Alessandra Korap, a member of the Munduruku community in the Amazon rainforest, witnessed the encroachment of roads, farms, and cities into her village during the 1980s. 

• The presence of settlers, loggers, and miners posed a danger to the 14,000 Munduruku people living along the Tapajos River. 

• Along with other women, Korap took action by organizing protests against these outsiders and informing the Brazilian government about illegal agreements that granted developers access to native land. .