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Brazil women climate defenders network

Overview

In late May 2026, Brazil’s Observatório do Clima released the book *Mulheres que Sustentam o Clima* in São Paulo, documenting the experiences of 26 women from Indigenous, quilombola, riverine, fishing, family‑farm, trans, travesti and peripheral communities. The launch coincided with the conclusion of the country’s first Climate Action Week in Porto Alegre, where activists, researchers and officials marched to demand protection of urban forests and greater transparency over reconstruction funds after the 2024 floods.

A week later the Observatório expanded its support through the Defensoras por Defensoras programme, bringing 36 women from across Brazil into a network that provides training, experience‑exchange and mutual‑support mechanisms. Participants highlighted local challenges such as unplanned urban expansion in Recife, forest loss in Santa Catarina, and the linkage of Indigenous rights with climate activism in Pará. The programme aims to strengthen leadership and coordinate actions to safeguard Brazil’s ecosystems and communities.

Recent reports show the network’s activities taking concrete form. In Recife, activist Sara Marques of the Caranguejo Tabaiares community describes how unchecked urban growth has canalised the Rio Capibaribe, converting a diverse fishery into a shrimp‑only operation and reshaping livelihoods. In Santa Catarina, Mirian Prochnow co‑founded the Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida (Apremavi), which now runs a nursery producing more than one million native seedlings each year for Atlantic Forest restoration. In Pará, Valdineia Sauré (Val Munduruku) emphasizes the intersection of Indigenous rights and climate action, reinforcing the network’s territorial‑defence focus.

Entities

Observatório do Clima · Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida · Mirian Prochnow · Defensoras por Defensoras · São Paulo

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 3 SOURCES] Thirty‑six women from different regions of Brazil participate in the Defensoras por Defensoras programme.
[● 3 SOURCES] The programme is promoted by the environmental network Observatório do Clima.
[● 3 SOURCES] Sara Marques lives in the community Caranguejo Tabaiares in Recife, Pernambuco.
[● 3 SOURCES] Urban expansion has canalised the Rio Capibaribe, reducing its productivity and shifting local fisheries to mainly shrimp production.
[● 3 SOURCES] Mirian Prochnow co‑founded the Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida (Apremavi) about 40 years ago in Santa Catarina.
[● 3 SOURCES] The network provides training, experience exchange and support to strengthen environmental activism in urban, rural, indigenous and traditional communities.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Apremavi now produces more than one million seedlings per year of about 200 native species for Atlantic Forest restoration.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Valdineia Sauré (Val Munduruku) is from Jacareacanga, Pará, and works on indigenous rights and climate justice.

Timeline

17 days ago

[CULTURE] 17 sources
Brazilian women create network to defend climate and territories
Brazil's Observatório do Clima unites 36 women in the Defensoras por Defensoras network, linking activists like Sara Marques, Mirian Prochnow and Val Munduruku to protect climate, territories and indigenous and
23 days ago

[CULTURE] 3 sources
Brazil climate activists release new book on women defenders and close first Climate Action Week
Brazil launches a book on women climate defenders and ends its first Climate Action Week in Porto Alegre, highlighting justice, care and funding concerns.

Sources

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