Marí Luz Canaquiri Murayari Wins 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for Securing Legal Rights for Peru’s Marañón River
Earth Law Center
April 21, 2025
Earth Law Center Celebrates a Historic Victory for Indigenous-Led Environmental Justice
San Francisco, CA – Earth Law Center (ELC) proudly congratulates Mrs. Marí Luz Canaquiri Murayari, a Kukama Indigenous leader from Peru, on receiving the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. She received this global recognition for her landmark achievement in securing legal personhood for the Marañón River, a critical tributary of the Amazon. As President of the Huaynakana Kamatahuara Kana (HKK), a federation of Kukama Indigenous women, Canaquiri led the legal battle to recognize the river’s inherent rights, ensuring its protection from industrial threats such as oil drilling and infrastructure projects.