Ms Elaina Cox
Elaina Cox is a Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25 award winner equipped with several years of experience in environmental, climate and sustainability work through affiliations with governments, academic institutions, national and international organizations and non-profits. She completed her master’s degree from the University of Waterloo with a thesis in Indigenous Conservation while simultaneously working at Parks Canada’s National Office in Indigenous Stewardship and Engagement and as a researcher on a developing book regarding First Nations Treaties and the SDGs.
She previously acquired a Bachelor in Honours Environmental Governance and a double minor in Honours Political Science and Geographic Information System and Environmental Analysis from the University of Guelph. She is currently employed with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as an Indigenous Relations Coordinator to support diverse community interests within the forestry sector of Canada and the United States. Elaina sits on a variety of boards and councils to which she has made significant contributions to their evolving projects and successes. Her areas of expertise encompass national and international biodiversity, reconciliation, and climate instruments and agreements; the incorporation of traditional knowledge and practices; and, advocating for the inclusion of women, youth and Indigenous Peoples and their perspectives in decision-making processes.
