Marino Morikawa

Marino Morikawa (born 1977) is a Peruvian-Japanese environmental scientist. He is known for environmental work in Peru.

Early life and education Born in Chancay in Peru, Morikawa has a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Biodiplomacy and a doctorate in Environmental Sciences from Tsukuba University in Japan.

Career His work became well-known when featured in a National Geographic news report. The report covered his work on the restoration of Lake El Cascajo in Chancay, Peru, his home town.

Morikawa also founded his own company, Nanoplus 7, which is dedicated to the decontamination of bodies of water. At the Seedstars World Lima event in Peru in 2016, Morikawa won with his air-cleaning drones. In 2019, Morikawa won the Esteban Campodónico Prize in the area of outstanding professional activity in service to Peruvian society. In 2019, Morikawa was awarded the "Nikkei Pride Prize — Social Action Merit Award" through the Kasuga Foundation. In 2019, the Carlos Ponce del Prado Prize for Conservation was awarded to Morikawa. In 2021, Morikawa won the Tumi USA Global Change Award.