Leydy Pech

Leydy Pech
Leydy Araceli Pech Marín
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Hopelchén, Campeche
CitizenshipMexico
OccupationsEnvironmental activist, beekeeper
AwardsGoldman Prize (2020)

Leydy Araceli Pech Marín, known as Leydy Pech, (born 1965) is a Mexican beekeeper and environmental activist of Mayan origin. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2020 for her work against the planting of transgenic soybeans in the Yucatán Peninsula.

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