Indigenous leader who fought for communities and conservation mourned in Peru

Mongabay
Nov 25, 2020, 4:05 am170 pts
When Benjamín Rodríguez Grandez, an Indigenous leader in the Putumayo region of the Amazon in northern Peru, became sick with apparent COVID-19 symptoms in July, he was evacuated to Iquitos, the nearest major city. Getting there was the only way to receive treatment in a hospital with an intensive care unit,…

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