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Senator Marina Silva
- Posted: 27th October, 2008
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Senator Marina Silva was born in 1958 in a community of rubber tappers in the western state of Acre, Brazil
In 1996 she shared a Goldman Environmental Prize
Appointed as Brazilian environmental minister in 2003, Marina has garnered national and international acclaim as a champion of environmental and social causes, fighting for poverty alleviation, sustainable development, biodiversity protection and indigenous rights
In 2007 the United Nations Environment Programme named her a "Champion of the Earth
The Senator recently resigned from her post as environmental minister in May 2008, citing "the growing resistance found by our team in important sectors of the government and society" as the reason for her resignation
Press coverage of Senator Marina Silva's talk at Razing the Rainforest - Independent 27.10.2008