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Young Woman Fights for Forests and LGBT Rights in the Amazon (Spanish)

Dani is an activist for the protection of the Brazilian Amazon. She is the feature of the second chapter in the series "Rainforest Defenders," which paints a portrait of five leaders who are defending their territory.

Dani is a 21-year-old, riberina (river-dwelling community member) activist. But, in order to become what she is today, she has experienced a challenging and brave search for identity that cannot be fully grasped without understanding the context in which it took place.

View the Spanish language version of this story on El Pais