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尼瑞亚·艾丽西娅·加西亚 - 美国, 北美

2020 获奖人 | Indigenous environmental activist | 美国

Run4Salmon的虔诚旅程吸引了政府官员、律师、倡导者和普通民众的参与,让濒临灭绝的奇努克鲑鱼沿着加州最大的分水岭水域进行了一场300英里的旅行。该项目旨在启发、教育和鼓励人们恢复这种对加州的水土健康至关重要的濒危关键物种。面对气候变化、生态崩溃和大流行病,由原住民主导的物种恢复工作对于建设有复原力的未来至关重要,这样才能承受气候变化的持续影响,蓬勃发展。该项目与宣传、社会运动和原住民课程相结合。

Niria is a Xicana human rights advocate, climate justice organizer, educator and storyteller dedicated to protecting the sacredness of Mother Earth and the dignity of historically oppressed peoples. In 2019 her climate justice work earned her the national ‘Emerging Leader Award’ from GreenLatinos’ and the internationally recognized ‘EE 30 under 30’ award from the North American Association for Environmental Education.

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