José Cláudio da Silva

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José Cláudio da Silva
Born
José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva

January 22, 1957
DiedMay 24, 2011
Brazil
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityBrazilian
Other namesZé Cláudio
Occupation(s)conservationist and environmentalist
SpouseMaria do Espírito Santo
Children3

José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva (January 22, 1957 – May 24, 2011) was a Brazilian conservationist and environmentalist who campaigned against logging and clearcutting of trees in the Amazon rainforest.[1]

Biography

Ribeiro da Silva, who was also known by the nickname Zé Cláudio, campaigned against

northern Brazil.[2] He and his wife, Maria do Espírito Santo, had received death threats for his activism in favor of the preservation of Brazil's rainforest.[1] In 2008, a report issued by a group of Brazilian human rights groups listed Ribeiro da Silva one of a dozen activists based in the Amazon to be "considered at risk" of harm or assassination by opponents.[1][3]

In November 2010, da Silva was invited to speak at

loggers and charcoal producers."[4]

Death

José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva, aged 52, and his wife, Maria do Espírito Santo, aged 51, were shot and killed in an ambush attack on May 24, 2011.[1] The attack occurred at a settlement called Maçaranduba 2, which is located near their home in Nova Ipixuna, Pará.[1] José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva had been refused police protection by local authorities, according to reports by the Diário do Pará and The Guardian.[1] Da Silva murder brought comparisons with the killings of environmentalist Chico Mendes in 1988[1] and American nun Dorothy Stang in 2005.[5]

Da Silva was survived by his adopted sixteen-year-old son and two children from a previous marriage.[2]

Aftermath

Two other environmental activist were also killed soon after Da Silva -

Brazilian government pledged to protect Amazonian activists in an emergency cabinet meeting held on May 31, 2011, to deal with the crisis.[6]

At the 2012 United Nations Forum on Forests held in New York, José and Maria were recognised posthumously by a special Forest Heroes Award.[7][8]

See also

  • List of unsolved murders

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Philips, Tom (2011-05-24). "Amazon rainforest activist shot dead". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Elizondo, Gabriel (2011-05-24). "AAnti-logging activist murdered in Amazon". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  3. ^ Philips, Tom (2008-12-22). "Hundreds of Brazil's eco-warriors at risk of assassination". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  4. New York Times
    . Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  5. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  6. ^
    UPI
    . 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  7. ^ "Forest Heroes Awards". United Nations. 2011.
  8. ^ Borgman, Teresia (2012-02-16). "De blev FN:s skogshjältar". Jordbruksaktuellt.

External links

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