Astrid Puentes Riaño

Astrid Puentes Riaño
Born1975
NationalityColombian and Mexican
EducationAmerican University, Washington School of Law
OccupationLaw professor
EmployerUniversidad Iberoamericana Law School
Known forUnited Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
PredecessorDavid Boyd

Astrid Jovanna Puentes Riaño (born 1975) is a Colombian-born Mexican law professor. She has led the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) to support the people who live in La Oroya, "one of the most polluted places on Earth". In 2024 she became the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment.