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Brazilian women create network to defend climate and territories
The Observatório do Clima launched the "Defensoras por Defensoras" program, bringing together 36 women activists from across Brazil to strengthen climate justice and territorial protection. Participants exchange experiences, receive training and build a support network for environmental advocacy.
Among the defenders is Sara Marques, who lives in the Caranguejo Tabaiares community of Recife (PE). She describes how unchecked urban expansion has canalised the Rio Capibaribe, turning a once‑diverse fishery into a shrimp‑only operation and altering local livelihoods.
In Santa Catarina, Mirian Prochnow co‑founded the Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida (Apremavi) after witnessing the loss of Atlantic Forest near her childhood home. The group now runs a nursery producing over a million native seedlings annually for forest restoration.
The network also includes Valdineia Sauré (Val Munduruku) from Pará, who links indigenous rights with climate action, highlighting the broader social dimensions of territorial defense.
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Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida · Defensoras por Defensoras · Mirian Prochnow · Observatório do Clima · Sara Marques · Valdineia Sauré
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Thirty‑six women from different regions of Brazil participate in the Defensoras por Defensoras programme. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Apremavi now produces more than one million seedlings per year of about 200 native species for Atlantic Forest restoration. cenariomt.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The programme is promoted by the environmental network Observatório do Clima. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Urban expansion has canalised the Rio Capibaribe, reducing its productivity and shifting local fisheries to mainly shrimp production. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Mirian Prochnow co‑founded the Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida (Apremavi) about 40 years ago in Santa Catarina. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Valdineia Sauré (Val Munduruku) is from Jacareacanga, Pará, and works on indigenous rights and climate justice. cenariomt.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The network provides training, experience exchange and support to strengthen environmental activism in urban, rural, indigenous and traditional communities. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Sara Marques lives in the community Caranguejo Tabaiares in Recife, Pernambuco. salvadornoticia.com · tconline.com.br · cenariomt.com.br