{"id":6884,"date":"2026-05-26T16:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/goa-has-lost-one-of-its-fiercest-protectors-and-gentlest-souls-justice-rebello\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:18:39","slug":"goa-has-lost-one-of-its-fiercest-protectors-and-gentlest-souls-justice-rebello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/goa-has-lost-one-of-its-fiercest-protectors-and-gentlest-souls-justice-rebello\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGoa Has Lost One of Its Fierest Protectors and Gentlest Souls\u201d: Justice Rebello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Panaji, May 26: The Enough is Enough (EIE) movement has mourned the untimely demise of noted environmental activist and academic Fr. Bolmax Pereira, describing his passing as a huge loss to Goa\u2019s environmental movement and civil society.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a mark of respect, the movement has cancelled its public meeting scheduled to be held in Mormugao on May 27.<\/p>\n<p>Paying tribute to Fr. Bolmax Pereira, former High Court Judge and EIE leader Retd. Justice Ferdino Rebello said, \u201cGoa has lost one of its fiercest protectors and gentlest souls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justice Rebello stated that Fr. Bolmax was not merely a voice for conservation, but a dedicated crusader who lived and fought for the protection of Goa\u2019s ecology, biodiversity, and community rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFr. Bolmax didn&#8217;t just preach conservation; he lived it on the streets, in the fields, and in the hearts of the Goan people. His fearless advocacy for Goa\u2019s ecology, biodiversity, and community rights was an inspiration to many,\u201d Justice Rebello said.<\/p>\n<p>EIE core committee member Elvis Gomes also expressed grief over the loss, stating that Fr. Bolmax stood like \u201can immovable pillar against the destruction of our beautiful homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis legacy of courage, faith, and environmental stewardship will continue to guide our collective fight for Goa&#8217;s future,\u201d Gomes added.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing similar sentiments, EIE Mormugao coordinator Edwin Mascarenhas said Fr. Bolmax\u2019s voice and commitment towards protecting Goa\u2019s natural heritage would continue to inspire generations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFr. Bolmax\u2019s voice will echo in every forest, river, and hill which he so bravely strived to save,\u201d Mascarenhas said.<\/p>\n<p>The movement conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends, and all those associated with Fr. Bolmax Pereira\u2019s lifelong mission to safeguard Goa\u2019s environment and identity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Enough is Enough (EIE) movement mourns the untimely demise of noted environmental activist and academic Fr. Bolmax Pereira, calling it a huge loss to Goa\u2019s environmental movement and civil society. Former High Court Judge and EIE leader Retd. Justice Ferdino Rebello paid tribute, stating that \u201cGoa has lost one of its fiercest protectors and gentlest souls.\u201d The movement cancelled its public meeting in Mormugao as a mark of respect.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gaonkaari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260526-WA0038-eed2badfe15df5a3ec285ae03830609e.jpg?fit=517%2C513&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}