Activist Tina Gurung’s campaign to provide sanitary pads to tea workers in India
A woman from West Bengal in India worked through the pandemic to distribute biodegradable sanitary pads among tea garden workers, despite the lockdown.
Climate activist Benard Kioko Ndaka is fighting to reforest Kenya
Promoting reforestation and teaching young people about conservation: this is how Benard Kioko Ndaka is fighting the shock to our climate systems.
Meet Vanessa Nakate, the climate activist speaking up for Africa
Young Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate has become a spokesperson for the African people who are suffering most because of the climate crisis.
Vandana Shiva. Biography and quotes of the Indian activist and scientist
Influential scientist, activist and author Vandana Shiva fights to protect biological and cultural diversity, and against GMOs.
Sharon Lavigne wins the Goldman Prize for fighting against industrial pollution in Louisiana
Sharon Lavigne, one of the six winners of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize, is fighting to protect her community from plastics corporations.
Goldman Prize winner Kimiko Hirata on blocking 13 coal plants in Japan
Kimiko Hirata has blocked 13 new coal plants in Japan, but she hasn’t done it alone. The 2021 Goldman Prize winner tells us about her movement.
Who are the six winners of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize, the “green Nobel Prize”, is awarded annually to extraordinary activists fighting for the well-being of the planet.
Water defender Olsi Nika is fighting for Albania’s Vjosë River
Europe’s last wild river, the Vjosë in Albania, is threatened by hydroelectric development. Activist Olsi Nika tells us about the international campaign to protect it.
Malala Yousafzai, a life spent fighting for the right to education
Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner for her fight for the right to education. A biography of the ground-breaking Pakistani activist.
A conversation with Shaama Sandooyea, the first to strike underwater for the climate
We talk to Shaama Sandooyea, activist and marine biologist from Mauritius onboard Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship in the heart of the Indian Ocean.