Nora Cabrera Velasco is a United Nations Climate Change COP Impact Maker and the Executive Director and founder of Nuestro Futuro A.C., focusing on climate change litigation and nature rights in Mexico. She has led key legal cases, including securing the first recognition of climate-displaced communities in the country. Nora is also a partner at Magaloni Abogadas and a professor at Tec de Monterrey. She holds degrees from Tecnológico de Monterrey and UNAM.

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