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Figures

Meet some of the people leading important sustainable efforts today, as well as historical figures that have influenced environmental and social justice movements along the way.

Peter Wohlleben

#forestry#non human sentience

Bill Plotkin

#nature based therapy#psychology

Rowan White

#food sovereignty#indigenous advocate#seedkeeper

Leah Rampy

#leah rampy

Christiana Figueres

#Celebrities and Politicians#Figures in Sustainability#Paris Agreement#United Nations

Bill McKibben

#Activists#Authors#Figures in Sustainability#Global Warming

Alexis Nikole Nelson

#BIPOC Voices#Content Creators#Figures in Sustainability#Foraging

Emily Atkin

#Accountability#Climate Crisis#Figures in Sustainability#Journalists

David Attenborough

#Celebrities and Politicians#Figures in Sustainability#Wildlife

Isatou Ceesay

#BIPOC Voices#Empowering Women#Figures in Sustainability#recycling#zero waste

MaVynee Betsch (1935-2005)

#BIPOC Voices#Coastal Conservation#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons

Wendell Berry

#Authors#Figures in Sustainability#Gardening and Agriculture#Rural Communities#Sustainable Agriculture

Stewart Brand

#Authors#Environmentalism#Figures in Sustainability#Long-Term Thinking#Whole Earth Catalog

Doria Brown

#BIPOC Voices#Content Creators#Figures in Sustainability#Gardening and Agriculture#Sustainable Lifestyle

Dr. Robert Bullard

#BIPOC Voices#Environmental Justice#Figures in Sustainability#Scientists#Urban Planning

Rachel Carson (1907-1964)

#Authors#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Pesticides#Scientists

Hattie Carthan (1900-1984)

#BIPOC Voices#Community Health#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Tree Planting

Leonardo DiCaprio

#Carbon Credits#Celebrities and Politicians#Electrification#Figures in Sustainability

Dr. Sylvia Earle

#Authors#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Marine Protected Areas#Oceans#Scientists

Al Gore

#Authors#Celebrities and Politicians#Figures in Sustainability#Global Warming#Vegan

Bill Mollison (1928-2016)

#Authors#Educators#Figures in Sustainability#Gardening and Agriculture#Permaculture#Sustainable Communities

Woody Harrelson

#Activists#Celebrities and Politicians#Figures in Sustainability#Regenerative Agriculture#Vegan

Ryan Hickman

#Entrepreneurs#Figures in Sustainability#recycling#Youth Voices

Geoff Lawton

#Educators#Figures in Sustainability#Gardening and Agriculture#Permaculture#Sustainable Communities

Levi Hildebrand

#Content Creators#Figures in Sustainability#Futureproof#Sustainable Business#Sustainable Lifestyle

Julia “Butterfly” Hill

#Activists#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Preserving Natural Habitats#Tree-sitting

Alex Honnold

#Celebrities and Politicians#Environmental Documentaries#Figures in Sustainability#Rock Climbing#Solar Energy

Dolores Huerta

#BIPOC Voices#Community Health#Farm Workers' Rights#Figures in Sustainability#Labor Rights

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

#BIPOC Voices#Environmental Rights#Figures in Sustainability#Indigenous Voices#Paris Agreement

Dr. Sasha Kosanic

#climate change#Community Health#Disabled Voices#Figures in Sustainability#Scientists

Winona LaDuke

#BIPOC Voices#Celebrities and Politicians#Figures in Sustainability#Gardening and Agriculture#Indigenous Voices#Industrial Hemp#Local Economies

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)

#Authors#Environmental Ethics#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Land Ethic

James Lovelock (1919-2022)

#Climate Engineering#Figures in Sustainability#Futurism#Gaia Hypothesis#Historical Icons#Scientists

Wangarĩ Maathai (1940-2011)

#BIPOC Voices#Environmental Justice#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Sustainable Development#Tree Planting

Chico Mendes (1944-1988)

#BIPOC Voices#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Labor Rights#Rubber Tapping#Strong Communities

Nyombi Morris

#BIPOC Voices#deforestation#Educators#Figures in Sustainability#Tree Planting#Youth Voices

John Muir (1838-1914)

#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Forest Preservation#Historical Icons#Yosemite National Park

Margaret “Mardy” Murie (1902-2003)

#Alaska Lands Act#Authors#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#National Parks

Nemonte Nenquimo

#Amazon Rainforest#BIPOC Voices#Environmental Conservation#Figures in Sustainability#Indigenous Voices

Jazmine Rogers

#BIPOC Voices#Content Creators#Entrepreneurs#Fast Fashion#Figures in Sustainability#ReWearThat#Sustainable Fashion

Paul Shepard (1925-1996)

#Authors#Community Health#Evolution#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons

Daniel Silverstein

#Clothes#Figures in Sustainability#Sustainable Fashion#upcycle#zero waste

Leah Thomas

#BIPOC Voices#Content Creators#Environmental Justice#Figures in Sustainability#Sustainable Lifestyle

Greta Thunberg

#Activists#Disabled Voices#Figures in Sustainability#intergenerational equity#Youth Voices

Alexandria Villaseñor

#Activists#BIPOC Voices#Climate Action#Figures in Sustainability#Wildfires#Youth Voices

Edward Osborne Wilson (1929-2021)

#Authors#Biodiversity#Figures in Sustainability#Historical Icons#Scientists

Dr. Gregor Wolbring

#Community Health#Disability Justice#Disabled Voices#Eco Ableism#Environmental Justice#Figures in Sustainability#Scientists

Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

#Activists#BIPOC Voices#Community Service#Connecting to Community#Figures in Sustainability#Voter Mobilization

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