Naomi Devine

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Working on a sustainable future.

<span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;" id="internal-source-marker_0.6724523847266567">I have always considered life a grand adventure. With Ride to Rio, I expect to take that philosophy up a few notches. My name is Naomi Devine. Growing up in the heart of the Great Lakes region, I came to appreciate the value of pristine ecosystems at an early ageâ€”especially after seeing, first hand, the impacts of contaminated natural areas. I was barely a teenager when Rio de Janeiro hosted the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, two decades back. I have lived and breathed sustainability ever sinceâ€”through my schooling and work in the academic, government, and non-profit sectors in British Columbia, Canada. Most recently, I was the team lead for Whistler2020, the resort municipalityâ€™s internationally recognized sustainability plan. Prior to that, I helped shape policy and planning to reduce carbon pollution, and helped accelerate Whistlerâ€™s journey toward sustainability through its participation in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Before moving to the mountains I helped forge the University of Victoriaâ€™s first sustainability policy and action plan. Iâ€™m no stranger to United Nations conferences. I was a Canadian Youth Delegate to the UN Convention on Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 2006, and co-founded Common Energyâ€”an organization working to reduce global warming pollution and improve quality of life. I also catalysed a network of youth environmental organizations across British Columbia. I am proud to have served as vice-chair of the Environment and Shoreline Advisory Committee for the city of Victoria, British Columbia, and of my continuing role as an appointee to British Columbiaâ€™s Climate Action Team.

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