Marco Arana
Marco Arana Zegarra (born October 20, 1962 in Cajamarca ) is a Peruvian environmental activist and politician.
Life
Arana, who was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Cajamarca until 2010, founded the environmental and human rights organization Grufides in 2002 , in which the protest against environmentally hazardous mining practices by the US mining company Newmont Mining in the Yanacocha gold mine was formed.
In 2011 the documentary Operación Diablo was made about his work .
Marco Arana has been a member of the Cajamarca MP for the left-wing electoral alliance Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad in the Peruvian Congress , headed by Verónika Mendoza , since 2016 .
Works (selection)
- 2002: Resolución de Conflictos Medioambientales en la Microcuenca del Río Porcón, Cajamarca 1993-2002 ( PDF; 2.5 MB ). Doctoral thesis 2002, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú .
Honors
- 2004: Premio Nacional de la Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos
- 2005: Premio Nacional de Sociólogos del Perú
- 2006: Premio Eloy Rivas de la Coordinadora Nacional de Radios
- 2009: Hero of the Environment by Time magazine
- 2010: Aachen Peace Prize
Web links
- Marco Arana in Time magazine , 2009
- Human rights award for the fight against gold mining , at Rettet den Regenwald e. V.
- Marco Arana in an interview on Digital Development Debates
- El Precio del Oro. Un folleto educativo y guía para activistas (para las películas Operación Diablo, Tambogrande y Choropampa). (The price of gold. An educational brochure and handbook for activists, for the films Operation Devil, Tambogrande and Choropampa, Spanish.) Asociación Guarango Cine, Quisca Producciones, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ INFOAMAZONAS: Marco Arana suspended from the priesthood , February 12, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arana, Marco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arana Zegarra, Marco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian Catholic priest and environmental activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cajamarca |