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Former senator and environmentalist Marina Silva was awarded the award for exceptional conservation leadership (Distinguished Leadership in Conservation), granted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), on Monday night (22) in New York, United States.
In his post on social networks, Marina expressed joy and stressed the responsibility that accompanies the honor. She pointed out that recognition is not only personal, but reflects Brazil’s global importance on environmental preservation and combating climate change, especially on the eve of COP30, which will be held in Belém, next November.
Marina Silva is the first Brazilian to receive International Conservation Leadership Award Set/Photos: Fernando Donasci/MMA
According to Marina, since the inauguration of President Lula, the country has been able to reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 46% and implement significant environmental policies. These include the launch of a new NDC in line with the 1.5ºC target, supportive initiatives for indigenous peoples and local communities, and the creation of the Forest Forests Forever (TFFF), which can benefit about 70 countries with tropical forests.
The environmentalist stressed that these advances are the result of the joint work of institutions such as the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ibama, ICMBio and Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the collaboration of civil society and the academy.
Marina Silva points out that environmental advances are the result of the collaboration between government, civil society and gym/photos: Fernando Donasci/MMA
During the ceremony, Marina Silva received the award from WC President Adam Falk. At the same time, anthropologist and ethnologist Martin Von Hildebrand was awarded the Thomas E. Lovejoy Award, in recognition of five decades of action for the defense of indigenous peoples and the Amazon, granted by organizations such as WCs, international conservation, global environmental for the environment and wwf of the United States.
Marina emphasized that the award reinforces the role of Brazil as a protagonist in global environmental conservation and the confrontation of climate change, highlighting the continuous work of leaders, communities and institutions aimed at preserving biodiversity.
