August Young Planet Leader Catarina Lorenzo
Catarina Lorenzo is a global child rights and environmental advocate, and an 18-year-old professional big wave surfer from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. At just 12 years old, she presented the groundbreaking “Children vs. Climate Crisis” petition at the United Nations, joining Greta Thunberg, Alexandria Villaseñor, Ayakha Melithafa, and 11 other youth from around the world to demand urgent action on climate change as a matter of children’s rights. Since then, Catarina has become a prominent voice in the global youth climate movement.
She currently serves as a Global Youth Leader at Heirs to Our Ocean, a Fellow of the Nature Fellowship at Instituto Alana, and a UNICEF Youth Advocate. She is also an alumna of both the High Seas Youth Ambassador Program and the Child Advisory Team at Child Rights Connect.
In addition to her international advocacy, Catarina is deeply engaged in grassroots organizing in Brazil. She is the co-founder of the S.O.S Vale Encantado collective and the founder of Eco Club Sustentare, a youth-led initiative focused on environmental education, sustainability, and innovation. Through both global platforms and local action, Catarina continues to inspire and mobilize a generation of young changemakers.
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IG: https://www.instagram.com/catarina_lorenzo/?hl=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina-lorenzo-382747300/?originalSubdomain=br
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catarina_Lorenzo
Eco Club Sustenare: https://www.instagram.com/eco_club_sustentare/?hl=en
