Suluafi Brianna Fruean has been leading grassroots community projects to push for climate justice since she learned about the effects of climate change on her island, when she was 11. She became a founding member of the Samoan chapter of 350.org, and at 16 years old she became the youngest winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Youth Award for her environmental activism. In 2022, Brianna was awarded the Global Citizen Prize for her years of advocacy and organizing. Brianna is currently a member of the Pacific Climate Warriors and the Youth Representative to the 350.org Pacific Council of Elders.

Steve Norino Palikur is from the Palikur people, from French Guiana. He is a climate and Indigenous-rights activist, working to protect his land, culture and the environment of the Amazon region. He brings together cultural knowledge of the Palikur people with global climate action, acting as a bridge between his community’s voice and broader environmental conversations.

George is a climate-justice activist from Fiji, an organizer at 350.org and a Secretariat member of the Pacific Climate Warriors. He speaks out on the urgent threat climate change poses to Pacific Island homes, cultures and identities, pushing for a transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy.

Luene belongs to the Karipuna indigenous people, Uaça indigenous land, from Amapá in Brazil. She is the Executive Coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of Amapá and Northern Pará (APOIANP) and a communicator and influencer. Luene is a strong environmental and Indigenous rights activist and leader, and uses her voice to push back against oil exploration in the Amazon.

Vinzealhar is the coordinator of 350 Pacific in Papua New Guinea (350 PNG). She is deeply involved in conversations around solar energy and the need to transition away from fossil fuels. With the current energy generation in PNG heavily reliant on diesel and gas, the need for renewable solutions is urgent.

Melina was born in the community of Little Buffalo, Northern Alberta, in the so called-Canada. She has worked on social, environmental and climate justice issues for over 20 years, and is the founder and executive director of Sacred Earth and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action.

Angela is an Indigenous leader of the Kaxuyana people, in Brazil. She has dedicated her life to defending Indigenous rights and protecting their territories. Her work has been essential in the struggle for the demarcation and recognition of the Kaxuyana-Tunayana Indigenous Land, as well as in denouncing threats to isolated Indigenous communities.

Alisi is an Indigenous woman from Fiji. She has an interdisciplinary background as both researcher and community practitioner using her marine science background working in the area of marine and environmental conservation, and climate change for the past 14 years. She has been a part of the Pacific Climate Warriors network since the beginning as a volunteer and most recently became a part of its Council of Elders.

José Severino (Toya) Manchineri, is the general coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB). He’s part of the Manchineri people, from the state of Acre in Brazil, and has been a leader in his community since he was 18 years old. Toya is one of the only living connoisseurs of the ancient songs of the Manchineri, and took part in the process of demarcating Acre’s first Indigenous territory.

Casidhe is part of the Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG), based in American Samoa. With a professional focus on ecosystem restoration, community-based methods, and invasive species management, she is dedicated to protecting the local environment and enhancing ecosystem resilience. She is also the coordinator for 350 American Samoa.

As a volunteer with 350 Pacific and the Pacific Climate Warriors, Sowani is deeply committed to addressing the climate emergency through grassroots activism, community mobilization, and advocacy for renewable energy solutions. He is particularly eager to help build climate resilience and promote the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like solar and wind across the Pacific Islands.