Most recognised conservationists come from a strictly scientific and westernised background. Not so Dr. Sam ʻOhu Gon III. He was born and raised in Nuʻuanu, on the island of Oʻahu, in Hawai’i and even gained his first scientific qualifications using the Hawai‘i language.
Abishek Pradhan: Zero Waste Ideas into Action
Gabrielle Morley: Sustainable Beekeeper
A would-be market gardener planted a paddock with palms to sell to locals. Then she found out that men in some Arab countries thought the pollen would help them stay virile. So she started keeping bees to turn the pollen into honey, and became a successful exporter. But all along, she just wanted to keep the plants and bees happy. A story on sustainable beekeeping.
Yishan Wong: Tree Solutions
Ex-Silicon Valley CEO Yishan Wong says that using technology to combat climate change is not a realistic solution. He is convinced that trees are the simplest, most obvious and logically proven answer to CO2 pollution. One that needs a worldwide approach to be viable – and he has the answer to that too.
Purnima Devi Barman: Stork Deliverer
Gavin Munro: Growing Chairs
Irina Fedorenko: Reforestation with Drones
Mike Than Tun Win: Turning Junk Bikes into School Transport
Most people who see piles of junked or abandoned bike-share bicycles simply tut-tut and walk past blaming the local authorities for the mess. One public spirited Burmese man takes a different approach: he is shipping them to countries in desperate need of transport for students who just want to get to school.
John Roberts: On Sustainability and Tourism
Cecilie Benjamin: Mahonia Na Dari (Guardian of the Sea)
When some people learn to dive, they want to travel and dive as many places as they can. But Cecilie Benjamin was so taken with her first dive site she decided this was a place where her passion for the marine environment could flourish. She was so enthused, she helped establish a thriving future environmental education centre.
