Isidro Baldenegro López
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Isidro Baldenegro López is a subsistence farmer and community leader of Mexico's indigenous
Tarahumara
people in the country's Sierra Madre mountain region.
He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 2005 for his efforts on defending old
growth forests from devastating logging.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
Tarahumara
Tarahumara
The Rarámuri or Tarahumara are a Native American people of northwestern Mexico who are renowned for their long-distance running ability...
people in the country's Sierra Madre mountain region.
He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 2005 for his efforts on defending old
growth forests from devastating logging.