Director, South America

Ms. Margoth Quispe is a trained attorney well-known in Peru for her effective work representing indigenous communities of the Amazon and nature conservation to protect rainforests and wildlife. She holds a law degree focused on Indigenous Rights and undergraduate degree from Lima.

Margoth joined Global Conservation from Rainforest Foundation Peru. As Director of South America she now leads Global Conservation’s work in Peru (Sierra del Divisor), Colombia (Los Katios World Heritage Site), and Ecuador (Yasuni World Heritage Site).

Currently, she is leading our deployment of Global Park Defense to protect Sierra del Divisor National Park. This initiative is integrating park rangers, local communities, and the marines as a coordinated patrolling and surveillance force against illegal logging, coca plantations and wildlife poaching inside the park and bordering community lands.