- Severn Cullis-Suzuki (Canada), environmentalist and founder of
the Environmental Children’s Organization;
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Canada), activist in raising the profile
of the Inuit people and the effects of global warming on the North, nominated
for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize;
- Rachel Carson (U.S.), founder of the modern environmental
movement;
- Jane Goodall (England/Africa), foremost researcher and tireless
advocate of primates;
- Dai Qing (China), journalist and activist against the Three
Gorges Dam project in China;
- Fatima Jibrell (Somalia), founder of Horn Relief and other
education-relief organizations in Somalia;
- Vandana Shiva (India), champion for women’s rights and the
global food supply, physicist, ecologist, and author;
- Marina Silva (Brazil), “Amazonian Legend” for
Brazilian rainforests and human rights;
- Sharon Beder (Australia), leader in environmental and water
supply issues;
- Olya Melen (Ukraine), youngest recipient of the (2006) Goldman
Environmental Prize, saved Danube Delta wetlands.
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