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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Evaristo Nugkuag

Evaristo Nugkuag Ikanan is a Peruvian activist for environmental and indigenous people causes. He is a member of the Aguaruna people. He organized the Alliance of the Indian Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) and Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica "COICA" to serve indigenous people. In 1986, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "organising to protect the rights of the Indians of the Amazon basin."

Born: 1950
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. — © Evaristo Nugkuag
The forest is not a resource for us, it is life itself. It is the only place for us to live.
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