Biography
A young Indigenous Mapuche-Huilliche leader who heads the Epu Lafken Mapu collective and coordinates the Indigenous Center for Comprehensive Action (CIAI), community-based organizations that carry out direct actions for sustainable water management in the Ranco and Maihue lake basin in southern Chile. Since 2021, the collective has conducted community-based and intercultural water quality monitoring, collecting physicochemical and biological data in rivers and lakes using colorimetric kits, multiparameter probes, and macroinvertebrate sampling. This work generates local information for the protection of water sources, strengthens territorial governance, and promotes the active participation of communities in water management, directly contributing to SDG 6: ensuring availability and sustainable management of water for all. He leads the project “School of Indigenous Climate Ambassadors” of the CIAI, a training program that equips Indigenous youth with knowledge in Indigenous law, environmental law, and community-based water monitoring.
