Elias Diaz Peña
Encyclopedia
Elias Diaz Peña is a Paraguayan environmentalist
. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 1992, jointly with Oscar Rivas
, for their efforts to protect the ecosystems of the Paraná River
and the Paraguay River
.
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 1992, jointly with Oscar Rivas
Oscar Rivas (environmentalist)
Oscar Rivas is a Paraguayan environmentalist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1992, jointly with Elias Diaz Peña, for their efforts to protect the ecosystems of the Paraná River and the Paraguay River, in particular consequences from the Yacyretá Dam project.- References :...
, for their efforts to protect the ecosystems of the Paraná River
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
and the Paraguay River
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina...
.