# Rodrigo Mundaca

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**Rodrigo Eduardo Alexis Mundaca Cabrera** (born 13 May 1961) is a Chilean politician, agricultural engineer and environmental activist. He is the [Governor of the Valparaíso Region](/source/Governor_of_the_Valpara%C3%ADso_Region) since July 14, 2021.[1]

Mundaca has been director and spokesperson of the environmental organization [Modatima](/source/Modatima).[2] In 2017 he and his partner [Verónica Vilches](/source/Ver%C3%B3nica_Vilches) claim to have received [death threats](/source/Death_threat) for their activism against unfair water extraction by landowners.[3]

In 2019 he won the [Nuremberg International Human Rights Award](/source/Nuremberg_International_Human_Rights_Award).

## References

1. Zamarin, Felipe (2023-01-28). ["Río Maipo vuelve a desembocar en el mar tras construcción de zanja para encauzar caudal"](https://www.biobiochile.cl/especial/aqui-tierra/noticias/2023/01/28/rio-maipo-vuelve-a-desembocar-en-el-mar-tras-construccion-de-zanja-para-encauzar-caudal.shtml). *[Radio Bío-Bío](/source/Radio_B%C3%ADo-B%C3%ADo)*

1. ["Chile: Authorities must protect Rodrigo Mundaca and other environmental defenders"](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/06/chile-authorities-must-protect-rodrigo-mundaca-and-other-environmental-defenders). *Amnesty International*. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

1. ["Interponen recurso de amparo a favor de dirigentes de Modatima amenazados de muerte tras boicot a palta en Dinamarca"](https://www.eldesconcierto.cl/nacional/2017/04/06/interponen-recurso-de-amparo-a-favor-de-dirigentes-de-modatima-amenazados-de-muerte-tras-boicot-a-palta-en-dinamarca.html) (in Spanish). *El Desconcierto - Prensa digital libre*. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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