NEMONTE NENQUIMO

Waorani Leader, Ceibo Alliance;
Co-Founder, Amazon Frontlines

Nemonte Nenquimo, is a Waorani leader and the co-founder of both the Indigenous-led non-profit Ceibo Alliance and its partner organisation, Amazon Frontlines. Nenquimo led her people in an historic legal victory against the oil industry, protecting half a million acres of rainforest and setting a precedent for Indigenous rights across the region. Her leadership has been widely recognised; in 2020, she won the Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America and was named in the BBC’s 100 Women list and theTIME list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.