Chloe Dubois
Ms. Dubois has worked in the non-profit and socio-environmental sector for nearly 20 years. Her work has brought her across Canada as well as internationally working with communities in agro and aquatic ecosystems, climate science and ecological conservation. Since initiating Ocean Legacy in 2013, Ms. Dubois has spent over a decade organizing operations across eight countries, and has engaged hundreds of thousands of people in direct-action plastic pollution cleanup, research and education, media as well as recycling initiatives worldwide to eliminate plastic pollution. She was recently a candidate for the United Nations Environmental Program to represent North America as a regional facilitator and has been involved in the development of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee sessions to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. She holds a master’s degree in International Studies from Simon Fraser University, Canada and has certification in Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Ms. Dubois lives her life with curiosity and deep reverence for the people and ecosystems she has the absolute pleasure of serving. Ms. Dubois now spearheads the first and one of the largest marine plastic recycling facilities in Canada, which she began co-developing in 2016 to manage materials recovered during ocean, shoreline and marine industrial cleanup efforts. Ms. Dubois and her team now have one of the most comprehensive pollution mitigation strategies called EPIC, used to end the plastic pollution crisis. This strategy is built on the four pillars of Education, Policy, Infrastructure and Cleanup, and continues to serve as a model for communities to build localized capacity to manage and remove plastic waste, including derelict vessel and aquaculture sites, marine debris and ghost gear. The strategy develops mitigative policies and creates pragmatic solutions which stimulate resource circularity. With community partners, Ms. Dubois looks forward to continuing to contribute to critical work in reconciliation with host First Nation communities and governance, as well as continuing developments with all levels of government, industry, business, and civil society.
Ms. Dubois lives her life with curiosity and deep reverence for the people and ecosystems she has the absolute pleasure of serving. Ms. Dubois now spearheads the first and one of the largest marine plastic recycling facilities in Canada, which she began co-developing in 2016 to manage materials recovered during ocean, shoreline and marine industrial cleanup efforts. Ms. Dubois and her team now have one of the most comprehensive pollution mitigation strategies called EPIC, used to end the plastic pollution crisis. This strategy is built on the four pillars of Education, Policy, Infrastructure and Cleanup, and continues to serve as a model for communities to build localized capacity to manage and remove plastic waste, including derelict vessel and aquaculture sites, marine debris and ghost gear. The strategy develops mitigative policies and creates pragmatic solutions which stimulate resource circularity. With community partners, Ms. Dubois looks forward to continuing to contribute to critical work in reconciliation with host First Nation communities and governance, as well as continuing developments with all levels of government, industry, business, and civil society.
