Luz Angélica Pisarro Gasca

Colombia

Luz Angélica Pisarro Gasca is a young Indigenous leader from the Koreguaje (Bajū Pai) people of the Puerto Naranjo Indigenous Reserve in Solano, Caquetá, Colombia. Her work focuses on strengthening Indigenous youth leadership, environmental education, and the intergenerational transmission of traditional knowledge through intercultural dialogue. She is a local researcher and seed guardian in partnership with the Tropenbos Colombia Foundation, an Indigenous and intercultural education facilitator, and a member of the international Amazon Youth Network, Youth It or Lose It. Through these roles, she contributes to the conservation of tropical rainforests in Colombia, Bolivia, and Suriname.