Alab Mirasol Ayroso, National Coordinator

Alab Mirasol Ayroso (she/her) is a climate justice activist based in Manila, Philippines currently studying biology at the University of the Philippines with a focus on ecology for her undergraduate. As a member of UP Zoological Society and UP Saribuhay (biodiversity), she campaigns for the protection of biodiversity through community-centered conservation.

She comes from a family of activists and has been protesting for human rights and gender justice as young as 5 years old. An organizer of climate strikes since 2019, she is now the convenor and national coordinator of YACAP (Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines) — the Fridays for Future of our country.

With her indigenous roots on her mom’s side and her dad a land defender that is a victim of enforced state disappearance, she vows to continue the resistance of her family. She strongly advocates that human rights and climate justice cannot be achieved without the other.

Youth Climate Groups To Standard Chartered: “Clean Up Your Dirty Business!” / MARCH 19, 2021. Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), 350.org Pilipinas and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) staged a protest action at the Standard Chartered Bank office in Makati City to demand that the bank stop funding coal-fired power plants and other environmentally destructive projects in the Philippines. PHOTO / LEO M. SABANGAN II.

Pronouns: She/her
Contact: alabmirasol@gmail.com