Originally from Bulgaria, Tania Kambourova holds degrees in Modern Literature and Slavic Studies. A former student of Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne and a specialist in Central European literature, her academic work has focused in particular on resistance poetry and representations of power in contemporary Bulgarian literature.

A teacher-librarian at LaSalle Saint-Denis High School, she became involved with Planète Amazone in 2019 following events in Paris organized for the Alliance of Guardians of Mother Nature. Since then, she has played a central role in raising student awareness about Indigenous issues and the protection of the Amazon.