Plastic Pollution Coalition Youth Ambassadors are at the forefront of climate activism, mobilizing for global change to protect people and the planet from plastic pollution and the climate crisis by advocating for a future free from plastic pollution and fossil fuels.
Youth Ambassadors lead their own organizations and projects and are musicians, authors, speakers, and more. They work collaboratively with Plastic Pollution Coalition on special projects to work towards a more just, equitable world free of plastic pollution.
Projects
Youth Ambassadors
Eridanis Azul Lobão
Aeshnina “Nina” Azzahra
River Warrior
Dominique Baquerio-Vigueras
Re-Earth Initiative
Helena Cohen-Barrett
Xiye Bastida
Re-Earth Initiative
Sam Bencheghib
Make A Change World
Thara Bening
River Warrior
Madhvi Chittoor
Madhvi4EcoEthics
Jack Dalton
Kid Conservationist
Kareena Desai
Perform for Change
Jerome Foster, II
One Million of Us
Eva Geierstanger
Plastic Free Gen Z
Cole Hall
The Sea Project
Sophia Kianni
Climate Cardinals
Leena Joshi
Camilla Lucena
Zero Waste Youth Portugal
Sai Sahana Manikandan
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)
Sainath Manikandan
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Musician
Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson
Artist
Danejo Murray
Harbour Island Green School
Shelby O’Neil
Jr Ocean Guardians
Kevin Patel
OneUp Action
Lilly Platt
Lilly’s Plastic Pickup
Lauren Ritchie
The Eco Justice Project
Karina Samuel
Bye Bye Plastic Bags
Florida Chapter
Justin Sather
The Parallel Projects
Meg Stern
Hannah Testa
Hannah4Change
Johnny Trudell Balsz
Alexandria Villaseñor
Earth Uprising
Charlotte Weir
Melati Wijsen
Bye Bye Plastic Bags
Jaxon Woodward-Calandra
Plastic Free Peanut
AY Young
Musician
Alumni Spotlight
Kristal Ambrose is the Founder of Bahamas Plastic Movement, a non-profit organization committed to increasing ocean literacy amongst Bahamian youth. She has been recognized globally for her work tackling plastic pollution in the Bahamas. In 2020 she was the recipient of the prestigious Goldman Prize.
In 2022, she published, “Kai and Gaia Discover the Gyre” to educate youth on the plastic pollution crisis. The book is illustrated by Bahamian artist Stevie Burrows and features a foreword by musician and environmentalist Jack Johnson.
