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Licypriya Kangujam
young Indian environmental activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Licypriya Kangujam (born 2 October 2011) is a child environmental activist from Manipur, India.[2] She belongs to the Meitei ethnicity of Manipur. She is one of the youngest global climate activists that has addressed world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2019 to take immediate climate actions. Licypriya has been campaigning for climate action in India since 2018. Her campaigns were to pass new laws to change India's high pollution levels. She also campaigned to make climate-change literacy mandatory in schools.[3][4][5][6]
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![]() Licypriya Kangujam at the United Nations Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 September 2019. | |
Born | Licypriya Kangujam (2011-10-02) 2 October 2011 (age 12) |
Occupation(s) | Student, environmental activist |
Years active | 2018–present |
Known for | Rising Voice to Combat Climate Change |
Movement | The Child Movement |
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Relatives | Chinglensana Kangujam (Uncle) |
Family | Kangujam |
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Recorded on 6 February 2020 from the BBC Radio World Service Program - How I became an 8-year-old climate activist in London, UK. BBC - OS[1] |
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She has been called as "India's Greta Thunberg". However, she does not like the usage of this term.[7]