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Imazon
Non-profit research instituteThe Brazilian research institute using cutting-edge technology to stave off deforestation in the Amazon
Imazon has developed AI deforestation prediction models that inform policies and help law enforcement protect the Amazon rainforest, while promoting sustainable economic growth
The dark…
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission, on the life and legacy of Manfredi Caltagirone, honouring his leadership on one of the most urgent climate battles of our time.
“Manfredi dedicated his career to one of the…
Angélique Kidjo, Singer-Songwriter, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and 2011 UNEP Champion of the Earth reflects on Mariam Issoufou’s work and the deep cultural wisdom that shapes her architectural vision.
“I have always believed that Africa holds the answers within her soil, her people, her history, her customs. Mariam…
The law students who struck a seismic blow for climate justice
In the Pacific Islands, a group of students turned their frustration into legal firepower, demanding justice for their vulnerable nations and challenging the biggest polluters in court.
When Cynthia Houniuhi…
Dia Mirza, Model, Actress, SDG Advocate and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for India, shares a deeply personal reflection on the rising heat in India and the transformative impact of Supriya Sahu’s leadership.
"It's difficult to describe how the heat feels during summer in India. “Oppressive…
Amy Bowers Cordalis
Attorney, member of California’s Indigenous Yurok TribeAn attorney and member of California’s Indigenous Yurok Tribe, Amy Bowers Cordalis has spent decades striving to restore the natural flow of the Klamath River in the United States.
The Klamath, which runs through the states of Oregon and California, was once the…
Gabriel Paun
Environmental defenderGabriel Paun doesn’t know how he’s survived this long.
The 47-year-old Romanian environmental defender has been assaulted, stalked, threatened and driven off the road. After years of cataloguing illegal logging in Romania’s national forests, he says he has a bounty on his head.
“I'm not upset or angry or worried. Nothing to complain…
Lu Qi
ScientistAmid the rolling sand dunes and jagged stone pillars of China’s Ulan Buh Desert, hundreds of scientists are gathered at the Desert Forestry Experimental Centre.
Located in Inner Mongolia’s Bayannur City, they pore over data and prepare drought-resistant saplings under the watchful guidance of Lu Qi, Chief Scientist of the Chinese Academy…
Madhav Gadgil
EcologistIndian ecologist Madhav Gadgil learned from a young age the importance of respecting the rights of the least fortunate.
One of Gadgil’s most formative early memories was accompanying his father – an economist and statesman – on a visit to a hydroelectric project in India’s Maharashtra state. Deforestation was rampant in the surrounding…
SEKEM
Socially conscious businessThe SEKEM story begins in the Egyptian desert with a tent, a tractor and a piano.
In 1977, the initiative’s founder, Ibrahim Abouleish, returned to Egypt after 20 years working abroad in chemistry and pharmacology.
At the time, Egypt was facing a dilemma. It had to feed a fast-growing population, but its agricultural sector was…
