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2025 Champions of the Earth

Across the world, people and organizations are driving transformative climate action — from advancing sustainable cooling and rethinking how we design and build our cities, to protecting forests, cutting methane emissions and delivering climate justice for the most vulnerable. The 2025 Champions of the Earth are at the forefront of this global effort, demonstrating that solutions already exist and can be scaled.

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Imazon

Science and Innovation
A research institute combining science and AI-driven geospatial tools to curb deforestation.
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Manfredi Caltagirone

Lifetime Achievement
Mr. Caltagirone championed transparency and science-based action on methane, influencing the EU’s first regulation on methane emissions and shaping global energy policy.
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Mariam Issoufou

Entrepreneurial Vision
By grounding her architecture in local materials and cultural heritage, Ms. Issoufou is redefining sustainable, climate-resilient buildings.
Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change

Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change

Policy Leadership
Youth-led NGO that secured a landmark opinion from the International Court of Justice affirming states’ legal obligations to prevent climate harm and protect human rights.
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Supriya Sahu

Inspiration and Action
A pioneer in sustainable cooling and ecosystem restoration, Ms. Sahu’s initiatives have created 2.5 million green jobs, expanded forest cover, and integrated heat adaptation into i…

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The Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.

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