Margoth Escobar
Ecuadorian activist for environmental protection and indigenous rights
Margoth Escobar is an Ecuadorian person who works for environmental and native people's rights.[1] Escobar is born in a mixed European (Spanish) and Amerindian family. She was born in Puyo, Pastaza.[2]
Margoth Escobar | |
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| Born | 1953/1954 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Occupation(s) | working for environmental and native people's rights |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Organization | Provincial Union of Peasant Organizations of Manabi (Unión Provincial de Organizaciones Campesinas de Manabí) |
Works
changeEscobar was against the taking away of natural things in the Ecuadorian Amazon.[3]
In 1975, Escobar helped people in making the "Provincial Union of Peasant Organizations of Manabi" (Unión Provincial de Organizaciones Campesinas de Manabí). It was important in the saving the village lands of many families in Manabí region.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Margoth Escobar". Front Line Defenders. 2016-01-02. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ↑ Castro, Mayuri (2020-03-25). "Mujeres amazónicas entregan firmas a la Fiscalía para exigir protección". GK (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ↑ Cabrera, José María León (2019-04-23). "Patricia Gualinga, el rostro de la resistencia sarayaku". GK (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-04.