Alexis Massol González Explained

Alexis Massol González
Birth Place:Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Spouse:Tinti Deyá Díaz[1]
Children:Ariel Massol Deyá, Arturo Massol Deyá.[2] [3]
Occupation:Engineer, conservationist, political activist
Known For:Preservation efforts of Bosque del Pueblo
Recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize

Alexis Massol González is a civil engineer and environmentalist from Puerto Rico. He graduated in civil engineering in University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 1965 and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002 for his efforts on the protection of Puerto Rico's mountain forests due to threats from mining interests. In 1980 he and his wife Tinti Deyá Díaz established Casa Pueblo, a non-profit environmental watchdog community-based organization in Adjuntas.[4] One of the organization's achievements was protecting the forest surrounding their town by establishing Bosque del Pueblo in 1996. It was the first community-managed forest in Puerto Rico.[5] A book he authored, Casa Pueblo: A Puerto Rican Model of Self-Governance, published in 2022, "offers a chronological account of Casa Pueblo’s evolution from a small group of concerned citizens to an internationally recognized model for activism."[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5678:excelsa-la-primera-cosecha-del-bosque-escuela-ariel-masso&catid=119:articulos&Itemid=342 Excelsa cosecha en el Bosque Escuela.
  2. http://youstandundermeifyoudontunderstandme.wordpress.com/tag/arturo-massol/ Journal 2: Father and son arrested for civil disobedience acts in Washington, D.C.
  3. http://www.prdailysun.com/?page=news.article&id=1315147788 Vía Verde opponents arrested in White House protest.
  4. Web site: 2011-06-21 . Casa Pueblo, founded by Alexis Massol-Gonzalez (2002), featured on Democracy Now! - Goldman Environmental Prize . 2022-09-28 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Islands and Island Nations 2002. Alexis Massol-González. Goldman Environmental Prize. 15 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123030137/http://goldmanprize.org/node/130. 23 November 2010. dead.
  6. Book: González, Alexis Massol . Casa Pueblo: A Puerto Rican Model of Self-Governance . Ravikumar . Ashwin . Schroeder Rodríguez . Paul . 2022 . Lever Press . 978-1-64315-029-1 . en.