Patricia Gualinga has for many years been a profile in the protests against the devastation carried out by oil, mining and forestry companies.
“At a time when biodiversity is threatened and climate change requires major adjustments, indigenous peoples are particularly vulnerable.
Through her relationship to land and nature, Patricia Gualinga shows the way to sustainable societies and that we must all learn to live with nature and not against it.
The indigenous peoples' struggle for survival is thus also that of humanity.
The voice of Patricia Gualinga and her rivals is invaluable in the ecological catastrophe situation in which the world finds itself, ”reads the rest of the award motivation.
The prize consists of a diploma and 100,000 dollars (close to 920,000 kronor).