Mya Rose-Craig
Youth Activists
Also working within:
Environmentalism & Well-being
Also working within:
Environmentalism & Well-being
She/Her
Based: Bristol
Organisation:
Black2Nature, Founder
Mya-Rose, also known as ‘Birdgirl’, is a prominent naturalist and environmentalist, who is passionate about birds. She obtained her ringing licence when she turned 16 and became the youngest person to see half the worlds’ birds aged 17. In February 2020, she became the youngest person to be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science, for her five years of campaigning with her organisation Black2Nature, leading the fight for equal access to the natural environment for BAME people, organising teen nature camps and her high profile conferences, Race Equality Nature. Mya has also set up an Extinction Rebellion chapter and helps organise Youth Strikes, Youth for our Planet and attends meetings in Downing Street and Parliament. Her latest book publication, Birdgirl, is available to order now.
“Climate breakdown is already impacting people around the world with flooding in many parts of the UK and much worse problems in the Global South. My mum’s family is from Bangladesh where there are almost 4 million climate refugees - where unseasonal rains have left our village without rice for food or planting the next crops.”