Berta Cáceres, Honduran environmentalist (born 1973)

Berta Cáceres

Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader (1971–2016)

Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores was a Honduran (Lenca) environmental activist, indigenous leader, co-founder and coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). She won the Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for…