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Marina Melanidis | 24 | Vancouver | Founder, Climate Guides | SDGs: 13
Caroline Merner and Marina Melanidis were aboard the Ocean Endeavour cruise ship – crossing the Davis Strait from Resolute, Nunavut, to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland – with Students on Ice when they discovered a shared passion for climate action. With their Vancouver-based non-profit, Climate Guides, they hoped to replicate the energy and mentorship model that naturally evolved on the ship between Indigenous Elders, professionals and students in various fields. Climate Guides matches youth with climate professionals to implement climate action projects, including Youth4Nature, a capacity-building group that promotes youth and marginalized communities as catalysts for nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
Marina Melanidis | 24 | Vancouver | Founder, Climate Guides | SDGs: 13
Caroline Merner and Marina Melanidis were aboard the Ocean Endeavour cruise ship – crossing the Davis Strait from Resolute, Nunavut, to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland – with Students on Ice when they discovered a shared passion for climate action. With their Vancouver-based non-profit, Climate Guides, they hoped to replicate the energy and mentorship model that naturally evolved on the ship between Indigenous Elders, professionals and students in various fields. Climate Guides matches youth with climate professionals to implement climate action projects, including Youth4Nature, a capacity-building group that promotes youth and marginalized communities as catalysts for nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
