Nina Gualinga was awarded the 2024 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
She was honored during a ceremony at UCLA's Hershey Hall on Oct.
24.
Gualeda received the award for her work advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental justice.
She hopes her work will lead to significant policy changes that protect crucial ecosystems in the Amazon and beyond.
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