Water Youth Network; Nigeria Young Water Professionals

Temple is a passionate WASH Advocate committed to realizing human rights to clean drinking water and sanitation for all, irrespective of gender, demography, or status. He has led several campaigns in Nigeria to promote access to clean water while creating awareness of the nexus between the climate crisis and the water crisis.

Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research

Win studies how plastic pollution gets into the environment and tries to use science to identify solutions to the problem. He spends a lot of time collaborating with other researchers, nonprofits, governments, and academics to determine what science needs to be done to make the changes we want to see in the world.

WASTEXCHANGE LIMITED

WasteXchange Nigeria does door-to-door sensitization and community recycling tagged cash4trash.

Young Environmentalist At Heart (Y.E.A.H)

Victor is an active environmentalist, an educator, and an environmental activist. He has founded an organization called Young Environmentalist At Heart, which deals with environmental education in Kenyan Schools.

National Association for Environmental Education

Henricus is an executive member of the National Association for environmental education UK. With the specific role of networking with nature, conservation, environment and education groups to share good practice via the Environmental Education journal and website. www.naee.org.uk

California State Water Resources Control Board

Leads California's effort to assess and manage the risks of microplastics to humans and ecosystems. In collaboration with researchers from around the world, he developed standardized methods to analyze microplastics in drinking water to be used in a regulatory sampling and analysis campaign in California.

Additionally, he leads an expert workshop to evaluate evidence for microplastics' toxicity to humans and aquatic ecosystems to set regulatory standards. He also leads a workgroup developing a framework to evaluate the impacts of plastics and their alternatives across their lifecycles to inform policymakers focused on circular economies.

Technical leadership and advocacy to improve waste management globally, particularly in lower-income communities.

SKR & Daughters

Spreads the message to recycle and reuse through his artwork. He loves making useful craft products from waste materials found in households. Through his venture, 'SKR & Daughters,' he is raising funds for cancer patients by selling paintings and recycled craft products.

Forest Conservation Fund

Richard is a postgraduate research ecologist studying the ecological roles of parasitic plants in semi-arid and arid environments to better understand the implications of climate change on these important keystone plant species.

The center of rheumatic diseases

She works as a doctor (rheumatologist) and lives as sustainably as possible in her everyday life and work. She implemented some changes in her workspace that helped reduce overall waste.

Our Workshop

An artist and designer focused on the use of 'waste' materials since 2004. He started a range of products made from post-consumer plastic called 'other people's rubbish’, which was critically acclaimed and exhibited globally. The premise behind this work was to show that what is usually considered waste is a great resource and should be treated as such.

COP28 UAE

Carl is currently supporting communications for the COP28 climate conference, to be hosted in Dubai in 2023. Previously he spent nearly 10 years working for the United Nations, first with the UN Development Programme, communicating on climate change and disaster risk reduction, and later as a speechwriter and communications advisor to three Presidents of the UN General Assembly.

UNDRR

Martin works as the Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management Programme (CRM) project manager. They support countries in integrating disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. They provide specific training online and in person to countries and government officials.

UNDRR is the custodian of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Alliance of Small Island States

Climate Change Advisor to the Seychelles Permanent Mission to the UN, based in New York City

Through the Fellowship, he is learning to build his capacity and that of Seychelles to engage in international environmental law negotiations. Before this Fellowship, he worked with the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), which protects and manages Seychelles' UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Ocean Cleanup

Dr João managers meaningful and consequent engagement with International Organisations, Governments and Like-Minded Institutions. To fulfill the mission, their Founder and CEO, Boyan Slat set out: Clean up 90% of floating ocean plastic by 2040.

QueerBrownVegan

Isaias seeks to improve climate literacy by producing independent media focused on climate change, sustainability, and climate justice.

Water Principles LLC

Works with several organizations to advance water innovation and is especially interested in the human side of innovation.

Learned On, LLc

Andrea is a climate influence strategist and advisor working with corporations' policy and public affairs.

Eco-Rethink Organisation

James Is a campaigner against the wanton destruction of our environment by plastic waste. James believes plastic needs to be properly designed to ensure its impact on the environment can be managed; anything that is single-use should be phased out!

The Greener Good

Kristen uses her platform to inspire everyone to reconnect with nature, slow down, and live more consciously. Kristen says pausing to think about where something came from, who made it, and what you plan to do with it before purchasing it is essential to ensure everyone feels included in the sustainability movement.

Wanderlightly

Sarah is a passionate earth custodian, holistic skincare creator, & imperfect low-waste living educator looking to make a difference to our collective mother, mother earth.

In 2014 Sarah went to Tonga to swim with the majestic & sentient Humpback Whale & witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of Plastic Pollution. The experience deeply impacted her so much that she was inspired to start her journey to reduce plastic use and go plastic-free for a year.

Wanderlightly has become a space for people to connect and learn practical ways to reduce waste through workshops, however imperfectly, using products that nourish home, skin & earth.

Plushi

Carin runs a zero-waste online sushi restaurant called Plushi, which makes vegan gourmet sushi in Cape Town, South Africa.