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Rahmina Paullete Oyugi

Kisumu Environmental Champions, Wangari Maathai Foundation

Founder, Young climate champion

Description

Rahmina Paullete is a 16-year-old climate activist, environmentalist and wildlife conservationist from Kenya. She is the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, which is a green initiative made up of 120 kids, teenagers and youths that are doing environmental conservation through clean-ups, growing trees, promoting climate literacy to the community and supporting their campaign called #LetLakeVictoriaBreathAgain which is focusing on restoring the ecosystem of Lake Victoria. Moreover, she has an eco-business named RahminaPaulleteEcoProducts, which makes water hyacinth products. She is also a campaigner and the Focal Point of Food At Cop, an international campaign that advocates for plant-based meals to be served at climate conferences. This year, the campaign aims to promote indigenous vegetables at Cop27. Furthermore, she is a climate activist in Fridays For Future International and Fridays For Future MAPA and is a young climate champion at Wangari Maathai Foundation.

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Loss and damage: Funding climate justice

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)