Andreia Martins' story in golden lion tamarin conservation dates back to 1983, when, at the age of 18, she volunteered for the environmental education project started by Lou Ann Dietz. At the time, she intended to become a teacher, but the forest proved irresistible and became her second home ever since she first saw the tamarins in the wild. Born and raised in Silva Jardim, she became part of the team that reintroduced golden lion tamarins in 1984. In 1992, the NGO Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD) was founded, where she still works today as the coordinator of golden lion tamarin field management, also known as the Metapopulation Program. In 2002, she graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences from Salgado de Oliveira University. Without a doubt, she is the person with the greatest knowledge and field experience with golden lion tamarins in the wild. She was honored by carrying the Olympic Torch in 2016 in a parade in Silva Jardim city.
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