Isidro Baldenegro Lpez organized a protest with wives of murdered activists, he was adopted as a prisoner of conscience and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize which was created in 1989.
In 2003, he organized a protest with wives of murdered activists which led to the banning of logging by court ruling. After being arrested in 2003, Lopez was adopted as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International and was released after 15 months in prison, being acquitted of all charges. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2005 for his nonviolent efforts to defend old growth forests from devastating logging. The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by civic leaders and philanthropists Richard N. Goldman and Rhoda H. Goldman. 
