Puyr Tembé, is a prominent Indigenous activist of the Tembé Indigenous peoples from Alto Rio Guamá in the Brazilian Amazon, and the First Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Pará. She is also a Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA). Puyr's advocacy is featured in the award-winning film “We Are Guardians,” which highlights the efforts of Indigenous forest guardians and Earth Defenders in protecting the Amazon from illegal logging and mining. 

Patricia Gualinga is an Indigenous woman leader from the Kichwa Pueblo of Sarayaku, Ecuador, and spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva where she advocates for the rights of women, Indigenous peoples, and land defenders to protect their homelands, the forest, and the global climate. To further her advocacy for land defenders' protections, Patricia sits on the WECAN steering committee for the Escazú Agreement campaign. Patricia is also an advocate for the Rights of Nature and the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) Declaration. Patricia is the WECAN Coordinator in Ecuador, where she leads endemic species recovery and reforestation work. This includes seed collection, nursery building, and workshops that support Traditional Ecological Knowledge, address deforestation, build women’s leadership, and safeguard the ecological integrity of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Casey Camp-Horinek of the Ponca Nation is a community leader, long-time Native rights activist, environmentalist and actress. She is the Ponca Environmental Ambassador and a WECAN Board member. Casey is the Chair of GARN’s Indigenous Council. She has been at the forefront of grassroots community efforts to educate and empower both Native and non-Native community members on environmental and civil rights issues. 

Lídia Guajajara is an Indigenous woman leader from the Tentehar/Guajajara people of Araribóia, Brazil. Lídia advocates for the rights of women, voluntarily isolated and non-isolated Indigenous peoples, climate justice, and the rights to protect their forest homelands. As a WECAN Guajajara Coordinator for Brazil, Lídia leads reforestation and forest protection efforts in the Araribóia Territory. This includes recovering biodiversity by collecting and planting native tree species, building plant nurseries, implementing agroforestry systems, and increasing Guajajara women’s leadership to safeguard the Brazilian Amazon.

Xiye Bastida is a Mexican climate justice activist. She is part of the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous community, located in the highlands of Central Mexico. In April 2020, she convened and co-founded Re-Earth Initiative to highlight frontline communities and advocate for solution-oriented efforts. Xiye has been a leader in the youth climate movement since she started organizing climate strikes and protests in 2019. In September of that year, she co-organized a 300,000-person climate strike in New York. She spoke at the Biden Climate Summit in 2021 in front of 40 heads of state and, later that year, closed the World Leaders Summit at COP26. Xiye wants to bridge the gap of policy, youth inclusion, and funding to empower the movement. Xiye was also named Ambassador to the United Nations High-Level Champions in 2021. She is a commissioner in the Climate Governance Commission alongside Maria Fernanda Espinoza, Johan Rockstrom, and Mary Robinson and serves as a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Champion. Currently, she is the Executive Producer of the upcoming feature film, The Way of the Whale.

Julia Horinek, a citizen of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma, has worked extensively alongside her family in both the Rights of Nature and Human Rights Movements for the entirety of her life. A seasoned “activist”, organizer, and administrator, Julia holds tight to the traditional knowledge passed to her from her Mother and Grandmother. Through her work Julia supports the continuation of Indigenous traditions, values, and Cosmology. Julie is a WECAN Coordinator of the Ponca Earthen Lodge Project, and also serves as the Global North Organizer for GARN’s Indigenous Council, and the Plains Organizer for Movement Rights.

Sabine Bouchat, originally from Belgium, has lived in Sarayaku, Ecuador for over 35 years. She has worked extensively with the Indigenous peoples of Pastaza, supporting bilingual education, community governance, and environmental conservation efforts. Currently, Sabine leads the Kawsak Sacha-Selva Viviente conservation program and is the WECAN Ecuador Reforestation Program Lead Monitor. Her work strengthens local governance and promotes the protection of Sarayaku’s territories and cultural heritage.

Osprey Orielle Lake is the Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International. She works nationally and internationally with grassroots and Indigenous leaders, policy-makers and scientists to promote climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a clean energy future. 

Katherine Quaid is the Communications Coordinator for the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). She was born and raised in rural central Oregon and is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla. Her dedication to climate justice is tied to the lands of her ancestors and the many communities nationally and around the world that are fighting for a healthy future.

Sophia Lovato is the Forest and Food Sovereignty Program Associate for the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). She was born and raised in Colorado and is a citizen of the Osage Nation. With her dedication to environmental justice, Sophia focuses on forest protection and food sovereignty as key solutions in building climate, biodiversity, and communal resiliency. At COP30, Sophia will be supporting WECAN’s advocacy for the protection of forests and biodiversity. 

Ashley Guardado is a queer Latina, activist, organizer and poet from a large blended family with roots in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Mexico. Central to her work is the experience of directly witnessing the effects of environmental racism in her family and community in their hometown of Chester, Pennsylvania. As the first college graduate in her family, with an education from New York University and the City College of New York, her background in Social Work and International Relations have been integral in shaping her passions for organizing and resisting with intention and purpose through an equity lens. At COP30, Ashley will be supporting the logistics and event curation of WECAN’s advocacy efforts.