Edwin Bustillos

Edwin Bustillos García (May 16, 1964 – February 21, 2003) was a Mexican human rights activist, environmentalist,[1] and agricultural engineer from the Sierra Madre in Mexico.[2] He is partially of Tarahumara descent.[3]

Edwin Bustillos
Born(1964-05-16)May 16, 1964
DiedFebruary 21, 2003(2003-02-21) (aged 38)
NationalityMexican
OccupationAgricultural engineer
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (1996)

Bustillos worked for a forestry-development project funded by the World bank. However, while he was involved in that effort, he became more interested in the humanitarian problems of the Sierra Madre, including the drug trafficking issues.[4] He also worked on other illegal activity in the region used to manipulate the natives.[5] In 1992, Bustillos founded the Consejo Asesor Sierra Madre.[6] This organization focuses on conservation and protection of the native's way of life and the environment. This has, at times, been at odds with the drug traffickers in the area, who have been accused of working against the interests of the local population.[7]

Bustillos was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996[8] for his efforts on the preservation of land in the Sierra Madre Occidental. He is also featured in the film Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara.[9]

Bustillos died in 2003 after a long illness.[8]

References
  1. Tikkanen, Amy (2019-05-12). "Edwin Bustillos García: Mexican human rights activist and environmentalist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. Fort Lewis College: Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 7, 2012)
  3. American University: Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 7, 2012)
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  8. Goldman Environmental Prize: Edwin Bustillos. Accessed 13 September 2021
  9. Internet Movie Database: (Retrieved on February 17, 2012)


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