Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

Brazil’s Lula Names Environment & Rights Defenders to Cabinet in Sharp Turn from Predecessor

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finalized his Cabinet appointments Thursday ahead of his January 1 inauguration. Amazon rainforest defender and Goldman Prize winner Marina Silva was chosen as Brazil’s environmental minister. Silva held the post in Lula’s previous two terms in office, during which Amazon deforestation slowed significantly. Indigenous land and water defender Sônia Guajajara was named Brazil’s first-ever minister…

'Amazing!' Lula Applauded for Naming Amazon Defenders as Brazilian Ministers

"Lula's win was a win for the Amazon," one global human rights leader said of his environment and Indigenous ministers.

Can the Amazon jungle be saved as Lula appoints staunch defenders as ministers?

Environmentalists and human rights activists across the world will be heartened by incoming Brazilian President Lula’s appointment of two staunch Amazon

Brazil's Lula Picks Amazon Defender as Environment Minister; Record 11 Women in Cabinet

The choice of Marina Silva indicates the new administration will prioritise cracking down on illegal deforestation in the forest even if it means running afoul of powerful agribusiness interests.

Brazil's Lula Picks Amazon Defender in Radical Shift From Previous Administration

Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country´s next minister of environment....

Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country´s next minister of environment