José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal is the former general coordinator and current Climate Change and Biodiversity Coordinator of the Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), which is made up of nine national Amazon organizations from Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.

COICA has been working for the protection and promotion of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon for the last 35 years, especially territorial, environmental and cultural rights, as well as the protection of ancestral knowledge indigenous and collective intellectual property, the implementation of free, prior and informed consultation and the adoption of measures against climate change.

In this sense, José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal, as a member of COICA, had a fundamental role in presenting the indigenous position at the 23rd Summit against Climate Change (COP 23) and in the Synod for the Amazon held in Rome in 2019, and convened by Pope Francis. Mr. Mirabal had a principal role in condemning the increase of forest fires in 2019. More recently, his international advocacy to protect the rights and wellbeing of indigenous communities facing the COVID-19 pandemic is obtaining global acknowledgement. In addition, COICA has consultative status with the United Nations (UN) and participates in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, and global initiatives such as the Climate Alliance.