Ms Kyriacou was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Honour for her services to wildlife and environmental conservation in 2018. She was a United Nations Environment Programme Young Champion of the Earth Finalist, is one of LinkedIn’s 2022 ‘Top Green Voices’ and was named as one of The Australian’s 2022 ‘Top Innovators’.

In her bestselling book, Nature’s Last Dance, Ms Kyriacou delves into the heart of nature’s battle to survive: a fight that is being played out across hunting grounds, jungles and oceans, and inside communities and courtrooms. It’s a tale of wonder and resilience in an age of extinction and climate anxiety.

“There are people in this world who see magic because they look for it. And then they fight to protect it. ACF is a community of those people: the ones who still find wonder, even when it’s hard, and who believe this world is worth fighting for,” she said.

“These are the people I want to stand with. It is a privilege to be an ACF ambassador.”

Ms Kyriacou joins ACF as the federal government prepares to table urgently needed reforms of the country’s nature protection law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, in Parliament this week.

ACF’s Acting CEO, Dr Paul Sinclair said Ms. Kyriacou’s ambassadorship arrives at a critical moment in Australia’s fight for strong nature protection and an end to the bulldozing of the bush:

“Stories like those told by Natalie are so important because they remind us of the immense value of the living connections between people and nature. Breaking those connections is catastrophic for lives on Earth. We are thrilled to welcome Natalie into the ACF community at this unprecedented moment in time, because nature needs us, now. With a growing network and audience of young Australians, Natalie has become a top commentator in the media, offering sharp insights and compelling case studies from around the world about how we can and should look to the natural world for innovative solutions to our most existential threats,” he said.

Natalie is the Founder and Chair of My Green World, a Board Director at Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, a Board Director at CARE Australia, a W20 Delegate (official G20 engagement group), a UNESCO Green Citizens Pathfinder. She sits on the XPRIZE Global Brain Trust for Biodiversity and Conservation.

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