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Dr Jane Zelikova Episode 5

Dr Jane Zelikova is an ecologist, filmmaker and activist working at the intersection of science and policy.

Colorado, U.S.A

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Zoraida Calle

Episode 4

Zoraida is a biologist and researcher working on silvopastoral systems and the links between sustainable agriculture, agroecology and restoration.

Cali, Colombia

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Ursula Rakova

Episode 3

Ursula is the Executive Director and founder of Tulele Peisa - a non-profit formed in 2006 by the elders of the Carteret Islands in Melanesia.

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

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Lidy Nacpil

Episode 2

Lidy Nacpil is a climate justice activist and the coordinator at the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD).

Quezon City, Phillipines.

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Nicole Gazo

Minisode 5

Nicole is an activist, full time student at The University of Miami and a GenCleo Ambassador.

Miami, Florida, U.S.A

Minisode 5

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Mina Susana Setra

Episode 5

Mina is an indigenous land and environmental activist. She has been working in advocacy and policy issues to serve over 2000 indigenous communities since 1999.

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Ena K. McPherson

Minisode 3

Ena is the founder and Lead Gardener of multiple Urban Community gardens in Bedford Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York.

New York, U.S.A

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Tara Houska

Minisode 2

Tara Houska, Ojibwe from Couchiching First Nation, is an attorney and founder of the Giniw collective - an indigenous-women led frontline resistance to protect the earth.

Minnesota, U.S.A

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Daiara Tukano

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Daiara Tukano, of the Tukano indigenous nation of the Upper Rio Negro, is an indigenous activist and artist.

Rio Negro, Brazil

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Gabi Rodriguez

Minisode 5

Gabi is a student at Florida International University, Program Coordinator at the CLEO Institute and Co-host of podcast, House on Fire.

Miami, Florida, U.S.A

Minisode 5

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Vivien Sansour

Episode 4

Vivien Sansour is the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library and the Traveling Kitchen project working with farmers on issues relating to food & seed sovereignty.

Bethlehem, Palestine

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Colette Pichon-Battle

Episode 3

Colette is a human rights lawyer and is the executive director at the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP).

Louisiana, U.S.A

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Kristina Douglass

Episode 2

Archaeologist and Penn State University professor, Kristina studies how people interact with their environment in Madagascar.

Pennsylvania, U.S.A

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Fatima-Zahra Ibrahim

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27 year old activist and campaigner. Fatima is the co-director of Green New Deal UK.

London, United Kingdom.

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Sacajawea Hall

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Sacajawea Hall is a co-founder of Jackson Cooperation, paving the way for an emerging network of associated/interconnected cooperatives in Jackson, Mississippi.

Jackson, Missisippi, U.S.A

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Pooja Reddy

Episode 7

Pooja is a comedian and former employee of the Obama administration and the United Nations Foundation where she worked to promote the Sustainable Development Goals.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A

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Mary Annaïse Heglar

Minisode 6

Mary is a climate writer, communications professional and co-founder and co-host of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter.

New York, U.S.A

Minisode 6

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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is a former 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and is the U.S. Senator from Vermont.

Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A

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Brianna Freuean

Episode 7

Brianna is an activist, co-founder of 350.org Samoa and BA Political Science & International Relations student at the University of Auckland.

Auckland, New Zealand

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Bina Agarwal

Episode 6

Bina Agarwal, is a development economist, award winning author and professor.

New Delhi, India

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Xiye Bastida

Episode 7

Xiya is an indigenous climate activist, student at University of Pennsylvania and Co-founder of Re-Earth Initiative.

New York, U.S.A

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Jamie Margolin

Episode 7

Jamie is an award-winning activist, author, organiser and co-founder of the international youth climate justice movement, Zero Hour.

New York City, U.S.A

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Alexandria Villasenor

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13 year old activist, organizer and school striker making her voice heard at the gates of the United Nations

New York City, U.S.A.

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Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Episode 2

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Policy Lead at New Consensus devising the ‘Green New Deal’, an economic stimulus plan for the United States that builds on social equity and the needs of the environment

Michigan, U.S.A.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Episode 3

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Founder and CEO of Ocean Collectiv, a strategy consulting firm on ocean conservation to enhance food security, economies, and cultures

New York, U.S.A.

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Wahleah Johns

Episode 4

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Co-founder of Black Mesa Water Coalition and Native Renewables, implementing a new green economy in the Navajo Nation

Oakland, U.S.A

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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Episode 6

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Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone rebuilding her city in the aftermath of civil war and the 1990’s Ebola crisis with green thinking in mind

Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Dalee Sambo Dorough

Episode 7

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Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and former chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights, applying her knowledge of indigenous wisdom around the world to climate issues in the Arctic Circle.

Anchorage, U.S.A

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Thao Vu

Episode 8

Eco-fashion designer based in Cao Bằng, Vietnam. Founder of fashion label Kilomet109 working with local women artisans to preserve and develop natural dyeing, silk production, and fabric weaving techniques derived in the area.—

Hanoi, Vietnam

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Co-Author of the UN IPCC Special Report 1.5- research proving that together we can place a cap on climate change within twelve years

Gaborone, Botswana

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Jennifer Marlon

Episode 2

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Research Scientist at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication exploring crucial indicators for the future

Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Mohamed Nasheed

Episode 3

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First democratically elected president of the Maldives, fighting to save his country from sea level rises, and encouraging world leaders to work together on climate change

The Maldives

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Majandra Rodriguez Acha

Episode 4

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Co-founder of TierrActiva Peru, connecting urban leaders and activists to indigenous communities affected by climate change

Lima, Peru

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Reecha Upadhyay

Episode 6

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Campaigns Director at Purpose Climate Lab India and co-founder of Help Delhi Breathe using creativity, knowledge and people-power to turn citizen action into policy

Delhi, India

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Eriel Tchekwie Deranger Episode 7

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Co-founder and executive director of Indigenous Climate Action, the first indigenous climate organization in Canada, fighting against expansion of tar sands in Alberta and mineral extraction above and below the Arctic line.

NYC, U.S.A

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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

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A pioneering leader in indigenous rights, seeking justice for women and girls left behind by climate migration

Chad, North Africa

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Anna Jane Joyner

Episode 2

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Christian climate activist using the act of stewardship to inspire her community into protecting the Earth

Alabama, U.S.A.

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Jill Pegnataro

Episode 3

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Farm Manager and Hatchery Technician at GreenWave, teaching new and existing farmers how to grow nutrient-rich food sources while sequestering carbon from the atmosphere

Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Inna Braverman

Episode 4

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Israeli inventor and co-founder of Eco Wave Power, reimagining wave power for coastal cities and nations

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Clare Miflin

Episode 6

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Co-founder of the Center for Zero Waste Design and founder of ThinkWoven looking to the wisdom of nature for answers on how we can close the gaps where trash usually falls through

NYC, U.S.A

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Céline Semaan

Episode 8

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Celine Semaan is the founder of The Library Study Hall, a forum used to educate the fashion industry on sustainability literacy, and Slow Factory, a research and development lab helping fashion brands commit to a circular approach to production waste.

NYC, U.S.A

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Marjan Minnesma

Episode 1

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Driving force behind the world's first climate liability lawsuit, and its historic victory.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Yvette Abrahams

Episode 2

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Former apartheid activist and Commissioner for Gender Equality working towards an equitable, low-carbon future for her country.

Cape Town, South Africa

Judi Wakhungu & Alice Kaudia Episode 3

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The women behind the world's toughest plastic bag ban.

Paris, France and Nairobi, Kenya

Rachelle Strauss

Episode 3

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Founder of Zero Waste Week, reminding the world there’s no such place as ‘away’.

Gloucestershire, UK

Dr Stella Hartinger

Episode 4

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Doctor and researcher exploring the global health impacts of climate change and fossil fuel pollution.

Lima, Peru

Dr Vandana Shiva

Episode 5

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World-renowned author, activist, pioneer, scientific advisor, food sovereignty advocate and seed saver.

Delhi, India

Neha Misra

Episode 5

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Neha Misra is the Co-Founder of Solar Sister, a social enterprise connecting the dots between energy justice, climate justice and women’s rights.

Indian climate justice advocate, now in Washington, DC

Episode 5

President Hilda Heine

Episode 6

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Hilda Heine is a Marshallese
educator and politician, currently
serving as the eighth President
of the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands

Tessa Khan

Episode 1

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International human rights lawyer helping citizens take their governments to court over climate change.

A Bangladeshi-Australian working all over the world

Tara Houska

Episode 2

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Tribal rights attorney and activist, fighting to defund dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure.

Minnesota, USA

Siân Sutherland

Episode 3

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Former plastic addict now campaigning with A Plastic Planet to #TurnOffThePlasticTap.

London, UK

Katharine Wilkinson

Episode 3

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Lead writer of Project Drawdown: ‘the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming’.

Atlanta, USA

Dr Anne Poelina

Episode 4

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Nyikina Traditional Custodian and academic working in Indigenous health, education, language and community development.

Kimberley, Western Australia

Katharine Wilkinson

Episode 5

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Lead writer of Project Drawdown: ‘the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming’.

Atlanta, USA

Kumi Naidoo

Episode 6

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Lifelong activist, anti-apartheid campaigner, former head of Greenpeace and now Director General of Amnesty International.

South African activist now based in London

Our Children’s Trust Plaintiffs Episode 1

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Kelsey, Victoria and Ridhima: suing their governments to protect their future.

USA, India and across the world

May Boeve

Episode 2

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Activist, organiser and Executive Director of global grassroots climate movement 350.org

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Chelsea Briganti & Leigh Ann Tucker Episode 3

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Creators of LOLIWARE: game-changing bioplastics that are good enough to eat.

New York, USA

Siwatu-Salama Ra

Episode 4

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Mother and daughter activists fighting for environmental and social justice – and now against Siwatu’s unjust prison sentence.

Detroit, USA

Sarra Tekola

Episode 4

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Climate justice and Black Lives Matter activist working on a PhD in climate science.

Seattle, USA

Blessing Ekanem

Episode 5

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Blessing works with local women to bring clean energy solutions and the opportunity to mitigate climate change, to the communities most affected.

Ayo, Nigeria

Christiana Figueres

Episode 6

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International diplomat working
on policy and multilateral negotiations. Appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2010.

Costa Rican diplomat now based in Washington DC