Libia Grueso | |
|---|---|
| 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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