Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera ayudó a liderar una exitosa campaña para el establecimiento de una reserva natural en el Corredor Ecológico de Puerto Rico-una zona de anidamiento para la tortuga baula que está en peligro de extinción-y para la protección del patrimonio natural de la isla contra los proyectos dañinos de desarrollo.

Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera helped lead a successful campaign to establish a nature reserve in Puerto Rico's Northeast Ecological Corridor-an important nesting ground for the endangered leatherback sea turtle-and protect the island's natural heritage from harmful development. He is the Islands and Island Nations winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world's largest award for grassroots environmental activists.

Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera helped lead a successful campaign to establish a nature reserve in Puerto Rico's Northeast Ecological Corridor-an important nesting ground for the endangered leatherback sea turtle-and protect the island's natural heritage from harmful development.