Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo

Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo
Ruiz Corzo accepting the Wangari Maathai Forest Champion Award in 2014
Born (1953-01-17) 17 January 1953 (age 71)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other names"Pati"
Occupations
  • Environmentalist
  • violinist and music teacher (formerly)
SpouseRoberto Pedraza Muñoz
Children2
Websitesierragorda.net

Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo (born 17 January 1953) is a Mexican environmentalist. She is the founder of the Sierra Gorda Ecological Group, which has successfully led grassroots efforts to conserve the Sierra Gorda in central Mexico since 1987. In 2013, she was named a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).