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Qiyun Woo - Wikipedia

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Qiyun Woo
Born	1997 (age 26–27) Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Occupation(s)	Activist, Artist, Environmentalist
Title	Singaporean Environmentalist, Creator, The Weird and the Wild
Awards	BBC's Top 100 Women 2023

Qiyun Woo is a Singaporean environmental activist, ethical content creator, climate activist and artist. Woo also serves as a Sustainability Consultant with the Unravel Carbon and also an author at Green is the New Black, and was named as one of BBC's 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women of the Year 2023.

Early life and education

Woo was born in 1997 in Singapore.^[1] She attained a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the National University of Singapore (NUS).^[2]

Career

Woo worked as the community lead at the Green is the New Black.^[3] Woo then worked at the Economic Development Board as an Associate then as a Senior Associate. Woo subsequent worked with Deloitte as a Risk Advisory Consultant. Woo currently works with Unravel Carbon as a Sustainability Consultant and is also an Author with Green is the New Black.^[4]

Activism

Woo started her Environmental Activism Journey at the age of nine when she penned a three-page essay when Australian zookeeper and television personality Steve Irwin died after being pierced by a stingray barb in 2006.^[2] She started the page @theweirdandwild on Instagram to communicate the issues with the environment in Singapore through graphic designs, animations, and informational images and videos.^[5] Woo together with Sammie Ng started the White Monday Movement to tackle mindless consumerism by urging people to purchase only what they need.^[6] Woo is currently building Climate Commons, a climate communications platform with interactive media elements.^[5]^[7] Woo was an official delegate at COP28 in Dubai.

Awards

Woo was awarded the FASS Student Leadership Award by the NUS in 2019. In 2018, She attained the HSBC/NYAA Environmental Youth Award.^[8] Woo has also participated in numerous sustainability related competitions such as the Singapore Frontier Challenge held by National University of Singapore, the SembCorp Green Wave 2018 competition, and the CDL E-generation Competition 2018.^[8] Woo is also a Women in Environment and Sustainability (WISE) Champion.^[9] In November 2023, she was named on the BBC's 100 Women list.^[10]

References

^ "What climate activist Woo Qiyun does when she isn't busy changing the world". Her World Singapore. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Youth in Action: Environmental activist raises climate issues one doodle at a time". TODAY. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "3 Women On The Importance Of Speaking Up For The Planet". TheBeauLife. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Author: Qiyun Woo". Green Is The New Black. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Auto, Hermes (18 November 2021). "My Perfect Weekend with climate activist Woo Qiyun | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ Jaffer, Susannah (4 August 2021). "Qiyun Woo on climate activism and collective action". ZERRIN. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Singapore's youth climate activists hold the country to account". Southeast Asia Globe. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "USP Student's Green Efforts Recognised at The HSBC/NYAA Youth Environmental Awards". www.usp.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Champions". WISE | Women in Sustainability & Environment. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

v t e 100 Women by BBC in 2023
Politics and advocacy	Maryam al-Khawaja Shamsa Araweelo Yasmina Benslimane Yael Braudo-Bahat Alicia Cawiya Amal Clooney Dehenna Davison Christiana Figueres Bella Galhos Rina Gonoi Sônia Guajajara Renita Holmes Nataša Kandić Rukshana Kapali Sofia Kosachyova Monica McWilliams Najla Mohamed-Lamin Ulanda Mtamba Tamar Museridze Neema Namadamu Michelle Obama Sepideh Rashnu Bernadette Smith Iryna Stavchuk Gloria Steinem Summia Tora Xu Zaozao
Entertainment and sport	Aitana Bonmatí Antinisca Cenci Andreza Delgado Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi America Ferrera Anne Grall Georgia Harrison Harmanpreet Kaur Dayeon Lee Justina Miles Dia Mirza Zandile Ndhlovu Alice Oseman Paramida Camila Pirelli Aziza Sbaity Khine Hnin Wai Bianca Williams
Culture and education	Afroze-Numa Hosai Ahmadzai Esi Buobasa Chila Kumari Burman Paulina Chiziane Susanne Etti Licia Fertz Jannatul Ferdus Natalia Idrisova Vee Kativhu Huda Kattan Sophia Kianni Arati Kumar-Rao Louise Mabulo Marijeta Mojasevic Sarah Ott Tenzin Palmo Lala Pasquinelli Jess Pepper Matcha Phorn-in Carolina Díaz Pimentel Shairbu Sagynbaeva Daria Serenko Kera Sherwood-O'Regan Sagarika Sriram Clara Elizabeth Fragoso Ugarte Oksana Zabuzhko
Science, health and technology	Basima Abdulrahman Bayang Amina Al-Bish Rumaitha Al Busaidi Sara Al-Saqqa Susan Chomba Leanne Cullen-Unsworth Canan Dagdeviren Izabela Dłużyk Marcela Fernández Anamaría Font Trần Gấm Timnit Gebru Claudia Goldin Anna Huttunen Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Sonia Kastner Astrid Linder Neha Mankani Wanjira Mathai Isabel Farías Meyer Natalie Psaila Olena Rozvadovska Sumini Fabiola Trejo Jennifer Uchendu Qiyun Woo Elham Youssefian
2022 ← → 2024

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