Tash is a climate researcher from regional Noongar Country/Denmark in the south-west of Western Australia. Her research uses remote sensing and modelling to estimate fuel loads and predict fire probability across the Brazilian Cerrado and the temperate and savanna ecosystems in Australia. She is passionate about increasing youth engagement in international and national climate processes. Tash holds a BSc with Honours in Environmental Science and Economics from the University of Western Australia, and an MPhil in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University. In the past, she has worked as an environmental consultant and analyst in Australia. At AYFICE, Tash manages the overall operations of the organisation. She set up the youth delegate program and Oceania Climate Stories, and was the 2024 YOUNGO focal point for the LCOY process.
Angelica is a first-generation Greek-Australian hailing from the island of Chios, Greece. She is a dedicated youth nature and climate justice advocate with a deep-rooted understanding of nature, cultivated through her heritage. Angelica drives initiatives for youth engagement in climate action and bridge the gap between local realities, youth perspectives, and decision-making spaces. Keen to employ nature-based solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises, in 2022, Angelica founded Climate Cookies which funded the creation and reforestation of wildlife corridors, planting and monitoring over 500+ native trees and supporting Indigenous-led conservation projects across Australia. Angelica also previously served on the Global Youth Leadership Council for Earth Uprising International as the member and coordinator for Oceania, where she also attended COP27 and helped coordinate the #SeatAtTheTable campaign.
Amelia is an experienced youth advocate for the importance of youth voice in national and international climate and environmental matters, from Whadjuk Noongar Country/Perth. She is passionate about children's rights and engagement in climate discussions and politics, as well as climate education. She is an active member of the official children and youth constituency of the UNFCCC (YOUNGO), where she is involved in the Global Coordination Team (GCT) of the constituency, along with looking at policy and child rights. Within AYFICE, she fosters connections with other international youth organizations, such as YOUNGO, and undertakes a leadership role within the 2024 LCOY and Youth Delegate Program organising teams.
Max is a climate policy researcher from Naarm/Melbourne, currently at the University of Oxford focusing on how to pursue equitable solutions to the climate and ecological crises. He also works as a policy analyst, focused on interpreting and dissecting the energy and environment policies of China. Holding a master's degree from Oxford, Max's other work and research interests revolve around post-growth economics, political ecology, and climate justice in the Pacific, having co-founded an NGO in Fiji dedicated to environmental justice and cultural preservation in the Banaban community. Max finds inspiration and drive from the lands, waters, and web of life of south-eastern Australia. Within AYFICE, Max takes on a leading role helping organise the Youth Delegate Program.
Genia is a researcher from Darumbal Country/Central Queensland currently pursuing her doctorate in food systems at the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute. Genia is interested in stakeholder engagement particularly with groups that are often overlooked, and in multi-dimensional challenges that impact both environment and people. Genia has done a variety of work across Australia and the Pacific Region such as climate-smart development planning with several Aboriginal Shire Councils, to climate adaptation work in Nauru, and participatory mapping with farmers in Papua New Guinea. Genia is passionate about engaging youth voices in climate action and in the policy landscape in Australia and the Pacific Region.