Water
Desiree Shelley Flores
Desirée Shelley Flores Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Accelerating a land and water protectors initiative within Indigenous communities in Virginia. Region Roanoke Area, Virginia Affiliations & Roles Regional Organizing Manager, Sierra Club Board Member, Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons Member, Alliance of Native Seed Keepers Desirée Shelley Flores (Monacan), originally from Baltimore, MD, moved to the…
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Nadea Nabilla Puteri Participant: 2020 Indonesia Grassroots Accelerator Innovating Balinese fishing boats to harness power from the sun in order to uplift communities and protect the ocean Region Bali, Indonesia Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder, Azura Marine Indonesia Nadea Nabilla Puteri is an engineer in Bali with a passion for ocean conservation. She began…
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Webri Veliana Participant: 2020 Indonesia Grassroots Accelerator Building resilient communities through sustainable waste management practices Region East Jawa, Indonesia Affiliations & Roles Founder, Greenwave NGO Webri Veliana is an environmental leader committed to helping Indonesian communities become safe and sustainable, with local economies that grow in harmony with the environment. Despite having a degree in…
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Suimah Participant: 2020 Indonesia Grassroots Accelerator Suimah is a member of the Indigenous Conservationist Track sponsored by our Program Partner, Conservation International. Protecting the Siam crocodile through field research and education Region Kalimantan, East Mesangat Affiliations & Roles Chairman, Ulin Foundation Suimah is a researcher and conservationist who is currently chairman of…
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Adolfina Kuum Participant: 2020 Indonesia Grassroots Accelerator Adolfina is a member of the Indigenous Conservationist Track sponsored by our Program Partner, Conservation International. Campaigning against the impact of extractive industries on Indonesian rivers Region Papua, Indonesia Affiliations & Roles Environmental Activist Chairwoman, Lepemawi (Mimika Far East Community Care Institute) Adolfina Kuum is an environmental…
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