Kirsten Youens and Janice Tooley

Kirsten Youens is the founder and Chief Executive Director of All Rise, a non-profit organisation and registered law clinic for climate and environmental justice based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. She has been practicing as an attorney since 1999, specialising in environmental law. She holds B Soc Sci, LLB and LLM (cum laude) degrees, all from the University of Natal. Janice Tooley is an environmental attorney who initially trained in biological sciences and environmental management and worked as an environmental consultant for 13 years before pursuing a career in law. She runs her own private law firm and is a director and co-founder of All Rise Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice, working pro bono for communities who cannot afford legal services. She holds BSc, BSc Hons, MSc and LLB degrees.