Edwin Bustillos García (May 16, 1964 – February 21, 2003) was a Mexican human rights activist, environmentalist, and agricultural engineer from the Sierra Madre in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

.Fort Lewis College

(Retrieved on January 7, 2012) He is partially of Tarahumara people, Tarahumara descent.American University

(Retrieved on January 7, 2012) Bustillos worked for a forestry-development project funded by the World bank. However, while he was involved in that effort, he became more interested in the humanitarian problems of the Sierra Madre, including the drug trafficking issues.
(retrieved on October 12, 2012) He also worked on other illegal activity in the region used to manipulate the natives.
Retrieved on October 12, 2012) In 1992, Bustillos founded the Consejo Asesor Sierra Madre.
(retrieved on October 12, 2012) This organization focuses on Conservation movement, conservation and protection of the native's way of life and the environment. This has, at times, been at odds with the drug traffickers in the area, who have been accused of working against the interests of the local population.
(Retrieved on February 17, 2012) Bustillos was awarded the

Goldman Environmental Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists. History Awardees are named from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, an ...

in 1996Goldman Environmental Prize
Edwin Bustillos
Accessed 13 September 2021 for his efforts on the preservation of land in the

Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American C ...

. He is also featured in the film ''Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara''.Internet Movie Database

(Retrieved on February 17, 2012) Bustillos died in 2003 after a long illness.

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External links

"Drug Lords Vs. The Tarahumara" from the ''Los Angeles Times''

* ttp://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/Trouble-in-the-Land-of-Muy-Verde.html?page=all "Trouble in the Land of Muy Verde" from ''Outside'' Mexican environmentalists 2003 deaths 1964 births Goldman Environmental Prize awardees Sierra Madre Occidental Mexican people of Indigenous peoples descent Rarámuri people {{Mexico-engineer-stub