Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho

Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho (b. East Timor, 2 July 1966)[1] is an environmentalist from East Timor. He grew up in villages south of Liquica on the north coast of East Timor, and was 9 years old when the country was invaded by Indonesia. He hid in the jungle until the age of 13[2] and became a resistance fighter against the period of Indonesian occupation. He has a degree in Environmental Science obtained later in Indonesia.

Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho
de Carvalho in 2017
Born (1966-07-02) July 2, 1966
East Timor
NationalityEast Timorese
OccupationEnvironmental Scientist
Spouse(s)Santina Carvalho (deceased)
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2004)

Carvalho is a founder of the environmental organization, the Haburas Foundation. Haburas is one of East Timor's only environmental NGOs, and runs education and livelihood support programs. It began shortly before East Timorese independence (formed in 1998) and has attracted wide acclaim for its efforts to support environmental programs and Timorese values, particularly Tara Bandu, a customary law that enables traditional ecological wisdom.

de Carvalho was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004.[3][4] Video on the Prizewinner

Publications

References
  1. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/879
  2. http://grist.org/article/nijhuis-carvalho/ Interview in Grist Magazine 2004
  3. "Alphabetical list of all recipients". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. "Islands & Island Nations 2004. Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho. East Timor. Environmental policy". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.


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