Libia Grueso
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Libia Grueso | |
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Nationality | Colombian |
Occupation | Social worker |
Known for | Civil rights activism |
Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2004) |
Libia Grueso is a social worker and civil rights activist from Buenaventura, Colombia, fighting for civil rights of Afro-Colombian communities.
She is also co-founder of the Process of Black Communities (PCN). She managed to secure more than 24,000 km2 in territorial rights for the country's black rural communities, and she has been focused on protecting Colombia's Pacific rainforest. Libia Grueso received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004.[1]
References
- ^ Goldman Environmental Prize: Libia Grueso Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on November 30, 2007)
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