Evaristo Nugkuag Ikanan
(1950-)

Peruvian Environmentalist & Human Rights Activist
1991 Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize
1986 Winner of the Right Livelihood Award

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birthplace: Peru

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"We are now facing a difficult situation in Peru, where there are attempts to cut back the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples, including moves to divide, fragment and privatise our communal organisations. Now more than ever, it is a matter of urgency for us to consolidate our own indigenous alternatives for development."

The forest is not a resource for us, it is life itself. It is the only place for us to live.