Cristina Poggio (she/her)
Guatemala City,
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I’m a Guatemalan environmental activist with a great passion for marine life conservation and sustainability. I’m a senior student of Environmental Engineer at Universidad Rafael Landívar, where I was the vice-president of the students’ association of my faculty for two years, and I work as a teacher.
I've been involved in the planification and implementation of environmental education and volunteer programs for children and youth in my country. The programs have focused on solid waste management, biodiversity, and understanding Ocean Literacy Principles to acknowledge and analyze the relationship between the ocean and climate. I've worked with coastal communities, educational centers, international and local organizations, and I'm currently the Environmental Education and Communications Coordinator in SOA (Sustainable Ocean Alliance) Guatemala.
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I believe in the potential and importance of the involvement and empowerment of the youth and children in understanding and analyzing the global environmental context. For this reason, I've applied an E-STEM methodology to develop solutions and involve my students in the decision-making process related to environmental protection, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
I participated in the creation of the first Guatemalan declaration of the LCOY about Climate Change in 2022.
I was selected for a funded spot as one of up to a 100 young ocean leaders from around the globe to participate in the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit and Our Ocean Conference 2024 in Athens, Greece. Besides, I was selected as an official delegate to represent your country at the first regional summit of young ocean leaders "Latinoamérica Azul" in June 2024.
This year, my crew and I won the MBZ Grant to investigate about the Dermatemys Mawii, a critically endangered species found in the Guatemalan rainforest, and empower local Mayan Q'eqchi women.
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