Activists by Aline Schiavon

David Orr

2025-08-01 11:09:54 UTC

David Orr is a prominent figure in the fields of environmental studies and politics, known for his work in environmental education, campus greening, and ecological design. He is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Senior Advisor to the President of Oberlin College. Orr is also the founder of The Oberlin Project, a joint initiative between the town and college to foster a sustainable community.

Paul Hawken

2025-08-01 11:11:14 UTC

Paul Hawken is an American environmentalist, author, and entrepreneur. Born in 1946, he is known for promoting sustainability and climate solutions. He founded green businesses like Smith & Hawken and wrote books such as Drawdown and The Ecology of Commerce. His work focuses on reversing global warming and protecting the planet.

Hans Cosmas Ngoteya is a storyteller about Tanzania's wildlife and conservation. He is co-founder of Ngoteya Wild, a Tanzanian wildlife and conservation narrative organization, for which he has directed award-winning documentaries.

2025-08-01 11:13:10 UTC

Lennox Yearwood Jr.

2025-08-01 11:13:12 UTC

Lennox Yearwood, Jr. is a minister and community activist. Yearwood currently serves as president of the Hip Hop Caucus, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers young people to participate in elections, policymaking and service projects.[1] Yearwood has led or been involved in a number of high-profile campaigns to engage young voters, as well as working on human rights issues in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina.

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist known for her powerful advocacy on climate change. She gained international attention in 2018 when, at the age of 15, she began protesting outside the Swedish parliament, demanding stronger climate action. Her "Fridays for Future" movement inspired millions of young people around the world to join school strikes and demand that world leaders address the climate crisis.

2025-08-01 11:13:25 UTC

2025-08-01 11:14:40 UTC

Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade),^[3]a climb described in The New York Times as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever."^[4]^[5] In 2015, he won a Piolet d'Or in alpine climbing with Tommy Caldwell for their completion of the enchainment (known as the Fitz Traverse) of the Cerro Chaltén Group (or Fitzroy Group) in Patagonia over 5 days

Julia Lorraine Hill

2025-08-01 11:18:48 UTC

Julia Lorraine Hill, also known as Julia "Butterfly" Hill, is an American environmental activist best known for her courageous and peaceful protest to protect ancient forests. From 1997 to 1999, she lived for 738 days in a nearly 1,000-year-old redwood tree named "Luna" in Northern California to prevent it from being cut down by a logging company. Her tree-sit became a powerful symbol of environmental resistance and drew international attention. Beyond her protest, Hill has written books and given talks on sustainability, activism, and the deep connection between humans and nature, inspiring people around the world.

Katharine Hayhoe

sagradocoracaoingles — 2025-08-01 11:19:07 UTC

Katharine Hayhoe is a Canadian climate scientist and one of the world’s leading voices on climate change. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a professor at Texas Tech University. Her work focuses on explaining how climate change affects people and the planet.

What makes Hayhoe unique is her ability to connect science with faith. As an evangelical Christian, she speaks to religious communities about why caring for the Earth is a moral and spiritual duty. She believes climate change is not just a scientific issue, but also a human one.

Hayhoe gives public talks, writes books, and shares videos to help people understand climate science and take action. She has received many awards and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people.

2025-08-01 11:20:56 UTC

Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (/ˈɡʊdɔːl/; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934),[3] formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist.[4] She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Goodall first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960.[5]

She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme and has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. As of 2022, she is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project.[6] In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Goodall is an honorary member of the World Future Council.

Malaika Faz is a talented young artist, known for expressing herself through music and visual arts. With an authentic and sensitive approach, she blends diverse cultural influences to create works that reflect her personal experiences and worldview. Her work has been gaining recognition for its originality and emotional depth.

sagradocoracaoingles — 2025-08-01 11:20:56 UTC

James Hansen

2025-08-01 11:24:20 UTC

James Hansen transitioned from a prominent climate scientist to an outspoken climate activist. He is known for his 1988 Congressional testimony that brought global warming to the forefront of public awareness. Since then, he has become a vocal critic of inadequate climate policies, participating in protests and even getting arrested for civil disobedience to advocate for stronger action on climate change.

2025-08-01 11:24:53 UTC

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