These 8 courageous women are making the planet a better place
From teens fighting for climate justice to a woman known as the “Queen of Recycling,” here are eight inspiring females from all across the world doing amazing things to protect the planet!
8 inspiring women making the planet a better place
Greta Thunberg
If you’re not already obsessed with this insanely inspiring teen from Sweden, you will be now. At 16, Thunberg founded the “skolstrejk för klimatet ” (school strike for climate) movement. She also tells it like it is — to humans twice her size and triple her age, and she uses her resilient voice to fight for the planet.
Thunberg doesn’t hold back and we love her for it. And seeing as she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize — we aren’t the only ones.
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall is known for her revolutionary observations about chimpanzees (they can make tools, show compassion, and communicate — to name a few). But her research went far beyond chimpanzees — bridging the world between animals and humans in extraordinary, compassionate ways.
Jamie Margolin
Jamie Margolin is the 17-year-old founder of Zero Hour, a youth-led group on a mission to both emphasize the urgency of the impacts of climate change and enter younger voices into the conversation about the planet.
Turning her frustration with the inaction of elected officials into serious activism — Margolin has lobbied state lawmakers and has even organized a climate rally in D.C., all the while going to high school in Seattle.
Lisa Hywood
Lisa Hywood is an environmental advocate dedicating her life to protecting wildlife, particularly, the pangolin — the world’s most trafficked mammal.
Hywood founded the Tikki Hywood Trust, which is a Zimbabwe-based wildlife rescue center working to “bring awareness and sound conservation practice to the plight of lesser known and endangered animals globally.” And with reports of poaching sending the pangolin to the brink of extinction — the world needs more people like Hywood looking out for the quirky creatures.
Isatou Ceesay
Known as the “Queen of Recycling in Gambia,” Isatou Ceesay founded a project which upcycles plastic waste into bags, mats, and purses. She’s not only turning “trash” into something beautiful, but she’s also helping provide more than 100 women across the country with income.
Curious about the bags?! Learn more about her program at OnePlasticBag.com
Sylvia Earle
On a lifelong mission to protect the world’s oceans, Sylvia Earle has pioneered the movement for ocean exploration. She launched Mission Blue, an organization working to establish marine-protected areas, also known as Hope Spots (💙). And she is an author and documentarian dedicated to raising awareness of the threats that overfishing and pollution pose to the world’s oceans.
Marina Silva
Marina Silva is a politician, environmentalist, and outspoken defender of the Amazon rainforest. The former Minister for the Environment helped establish a 2-million-hectare reserve that’s managed by traditional communities, and has fought for decades for sustainability and social justice in the Amazon region.
Silva continues to use her voice to speak truths for the planet and was recently quoted saying, “the fires in the Amazon are a crime against humanity.” We couldn’t agree more.
Autumn Peltier
Meet Autumn Peltier, a Canadian teen water activist, also known as “Water Warrior.” Fighting for universal clean drinking water, Peltier is specifically focused on safe waterways and drinking water for indigenous communities. Before even turning 16, Peltier has traveled the globe to raise awareness for water rights — speaking at conferences everywhere from New York City to Sweden.
“Water is the lifeblood of Mother Earth,” she told the UN. “Our water should not be for sale. We all have a right to this water as we need it.”
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