Larry Schweiger took on his position at the National Wildlife Federation in 2004 with a commitment to confront the climate crisis and to protect wildlife for our children’s future.

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Jose Ramon is professor of Health Education at the University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. For years, Jose was a prestigious international lecturer on tobacco control, and he has found that companies that deny climate change are using the same tactics to confuse the public. He decided to devote his efforts to using scientific evidence to convince people about the reality and magnitude of climate change.

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A resident of Johannesburg, Jeunesse Park is a lifelong conservationist and environmental activist. She began her work in 1989 as the founder of Progreen, a group that worked with local and international organizations on environmental projects and events.

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In 2009, Ergem Senyuva launched yesilist.com, Turkey’s first online “green directory” and sustainability platform. It provides consumers with tools to make smart and healthy choices for themselves and the planet. Ergem’s goal is to increase market demand for sustainable business practices and consumer choices.

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A native of the Philippines, Rodne Galicha works to protect biodiversity and foster sustainable development. He grew up near dense, lush forests and lived in the shadow of Mt. Guiting-Guiting, an area with amazing biodiversity that is home to many endangered plants and animals.

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Karel Mayrand is General Director of the David Suzuki Foundation in the Canadian province of Quebec. He became determined to help solve the climate crisis when he met with Inuit leaders during a 2006 visit to the Arctic.

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Vanessa Morris was the founding Executive Officer of SEE-Change (which stands for Society, Environment and Economy), a sustainability movement based in the Australian capital city of Canberra. She is a former radio broadcaster for the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) and produced morning shows for stations in Sydney and Canberra.

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Maxine Burkett is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hawaii. She is also the Director of the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy for the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program. Her work showcases the disparate impact of climate change on poor or minority communities.

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Carl Duivenvoorden is a man of the land. Raised on a dairy farm in Belledune, New Brunswick, he attended the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, Nova Scotia. His diverse career in agriculture took him to over 25 countries, from New Zealand to Vietnam to Brazil.

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Growing up in Pakistan, Asif Iqbal was a witness to the deterioration of his homeland due to environmental degradation and a warming climate. He grew up in a remote, mountainous part of the country, and now returns to villages in that region to educate people about climate change.

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