San Juan : A Puerto Rico environmental planner who fought to protect 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) of coastal land that has long lured developers to the US territory is one of six winners of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize.
Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera campaigned for more than a decade until the governor designated the land a protected nature reserve in 2012. The 13-mile-long area is a nesting site for the federally endangered leatherback turtle and has more than 861 types of flora and fauna, including 50 rare, endemic or threatened species.
Rivera told The Associated Press that Puerto Rico more than ever needs to protect natural resources given its economic crisis and a growing push to develop pristine areas for more revenue.
Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera campaigned for more than a decade until the governor designated the land a protected nature reserve in 2012. The 13-mile-long area is a nesting site for the federally endangered leatherback turtle and has more than 861 types of flora and fauna, including 50 rare, endemic or threatened species.
Rivera told The Associated Press that Puerto Rico more than ever needs to protect natural resources given its economic crisis and a growing push to develop pristine areas for more revenue.
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