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Alexis Massol Gonzalez

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Nationality
  
Puerto Rican

Spouse(s)
  
Tinti Deya Diaz

Name
  
Alexis Gonzalez


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Born
  
1944
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Alma mater
  
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Occupation
  
engineer, conservationist, political activist

Known for
  
Preservation efforts of Bosque del Pueblo Recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize

Children
  
Ariel Massol Deya, Arturo Massol Deya.

Jose Rivera Visita a Casa Pueblo Adjuntas Puerto Rico video por Jose Rivera 12/13/17


Alexis Massol González is a civil engineer and environmentalist from Puerto Rico. Graduated in civil engineering in 1965 from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He 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. The forest reserve Bosque del Pueblo was established in 1996.

References

Alexis Massol González Wikipedia