Sofia Luna Quispe
Sofia Luna Quispe is a 19 year old climate activist of Quechua indigenous heritage based in Peru. Raised in a household of Andean campesinos, she was surrounded by ancestral knowledge on land care, agriculture and indigenous medicine. However, growing up in a peri-urban marginalised area in north Lima, her community was affected by biodiversity loss and food insecurity, which inspired her advocacy.
For over four years, she has advocated for environmental action in the fields of policy, climate and gender, and food systems innovation. She has been a part of international climate spaces such as COP 27 and was a speaker at the plenary of the 2023 UN Water Conference.
She is currently a Campaign Coordinator at Re-Earth Initiative, an international organisation of youth advocating for climate justice and a national representative for the Lima and Callao regions at the Youth Environmental Commission of the Ministry of the Environment of Peru.
Recently, as a member of the Board of Directors of the youth-led organisation Ollas Sostenibles, she led the winning team of the MIT Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge 2023.
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