Alessandra Korap Munduruku's defence of her group's territory led to a U-turn from Anglo American.
By Vanessa BuschschlüterA leader from Brazil's indigenous Munduruku community has been recognised for her successful fight against mining in the Amazon rainforest.
Asked by the BBC if she found the prospect of taking on the mining giant daunting, Alessandra Munduruku said that she had derived strength from the territory she aimed to protect. With the help of the Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and pressure groups Amazon Watch and Greenpeace, Alessandra drafted an open letter calling for Anglo American to withdraw the permits to conduct mining research inside indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon. The permits had been issued without the indigenous communities' informed consent needed under Brazil's constitution.
Alessandra says that she first became active in the defence of indigenous territories in 2014 after she had witnessed how gold mining was affecting her community.
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