Meet worldwide change-makers 

Discover worldwide change-makers who care for our planet and whose work improves lives, globally.

We hope that these change-makers will inspire future generations of change-makers, working towards a more socially equal and sustainable tomorrow. 


3Rs

3Rs

1 Reduce 2 Reuse 3 Recycle  Coming soon .....

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Christiana Figueres

Christiana Figueres

Diplomat | Negotiator | Leader UN Architect of Global Climate Agreements My name is Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen and I was born in 1956 in Jan José, Costa Rica, where there is a beautiful tropical forest. When I was a child, an endemic species of golden toads lived there. But when I wanted to show them to my daughters twenty years later, I..

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Education for Girls

Education for Girls

Under the principle of gender equality, education for girls is a necessity « Educating a girl is educating a nation. » This quote by Ibn Badis is still correct. It is proven that if girls receive an adequate education the whole nation will benefit. Educating girls is an investment in economic growth, a healthier workforce, la..

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Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship

How to live together, care for others and be responsible for the world Global citizenship is a fundamental aspect of sustainable development and is absolutely crucial in addressing the climate crisis successfully. What is global citizenship Global citizenship refers to an individual’s understanding of their place in th..

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Hunger

Hunger

1 in 10 people in the world are starving Global hunger is on rise, affecting over 820 million people across the globe according to a report by the United Nations. Achieving UN Global Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’ in the face of the climate crisis will prove to be an enormously challenging task. The climate crisis is being felt all around the ..

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Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin

Chameleon hiding in the city Coming soon .....

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Mariam Al-Astrulabi

Mariam Al-Astrulabi

MATHEMATICIAN | ASTRONOMER | PIONEERMid 10thcentury Scientific innovator and Master maker of astrolabes I am Mariam “Al-Astrulabi” Al-Ijliya from Aleppo, Syria. I am a scientist, engineer and mathematician who designed and built astrolabes. My father, Al-‘Ijli al Astrulabi, was an expert who worked at a famous astrolabe manufacturer in Baghdad..

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Pierre Rabhi

Pierre Rabhi

Writer, Farmer and Environmentalist  Pierre Rabhi, is a pioneer of eco-agriculture in France. Born in Kenadsa, Algeria in 1938, Pierre Rabhi is a strong advocate for a more environmentally friendly culture that is more respectful of natural resources. For 50 years, he has been developing agricultural p..

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Polly Higgins

Polly Higgins

Earth's own lawyer ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBYIST | VISIONARY | BARRISTER United Kingdom, 1968 - 2019 Polly Higgins realised the Earth needed a lawyer to protect the environment and the human right to a clean planet. She wanted the fifth international crime to be installed as Ecocide, for crimes against Earth. « We now know that we can ..

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Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Pioneer of the global ecological movementMy Life I am Rachel Carson and I was born in May, 1907 at Springdale, Pennsylvania. Thanks to my mother, I learnt about nature and writing, both of which became my great passions. I wrote my first novel at the age of 10.   My Work After completing my bio..

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René Dubos

René Dubos

“Think globally, act locally, the ecological consciousness should start at home" Coming soon .....

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Rizwana Hasan

Rizwana Hasan

Lawyer | Executive Director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)Rizwana Hasan, born in 1968, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and executive Director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA). She defends human rights and tackles environmental issues. Her legal actions h..

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Shahira Fahmy

Shahira Fahmy

ARCHITECT | ACTRESS | URBANIST My Life I was born and raised in Cairo. I speak French, English and Arabic. My Studies I studied architecture at Cairo University and I received my Master’s degree in 2004.  In 2014 I became the adjunct assistant professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and preservation (GSAPP) at Colu..

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Sônia Guajajara

Sônia Guajajara

LEADER | GUARDIAN | ACTIVISTProtector of the Amazon and Indigenous traditions  Leader of Indigenous people Guardian of the Amazon  Environmental Activist  My Life  I was born in a village in the Amazonian rainforest. I studied at an agricultural college in Minas Gerais and later studied at the ..

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

«Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.» Brundtland Report, called «Our Common Future», 1987 What is Sustainable Development? The ability to maintain at a certain rate or level. All living things depend either directly or indirectly on Earth’s res..

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Svante Arrhenius

Svante Arrhenius

PHYSICIST | CHEMIST | LECTURER Sweden 1859 - 1927 «Humanity stands... before a great problem of finding new raw materials and new sources of energy that shall never become exhausted. In the meantime, we must not waste what we have, but must leave as much as possible for coming generations.»  Svante August Arrhenius,Chemistry in ..

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Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova

Cosmonaut | Engineer | Heroine First woman in space “Once you’ve been into space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is” Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova I was born on March 6, 1937, in the Volga River village of Maslennikovo in Russia. My dad was killed in WWII and my mum was a worker in a cotton factory. I was rais..

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Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva

AUTHOR | ACTIVIST | SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR Dr. Vandana Shiva, born in 1952, is an Indian author, activist and scientific advisor whose work consists of improving agriculture and the food industry to make them sustainable and fair. She trained as a Physicist, then shifted to inter-disciplinary research in science, technology and environmental pol..

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Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai BIOLOGIST | ECOFEMINIST | ACTIVIST 1940 – 2011 Founder of the Green Belt Movement The rebellious who plants trees “We are planting the seeds of peace, now and for the future.” I am a Kenyan politician and environmental activist. I am known for my perpetual struggle for sustainable development and peace.In my country, I am aff..

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