Climate Activists
Climate Change activists
Climate change activists fight for a better planet. They make differences in the world and so can you. I like to read about activists do get ideas of stuff to do at home. Maybe some of these awsome people will inspire you!
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is a swedish climate activist. She started Fridays for Future which is a school strike held on fridays that happens all over the world. She is very devoted to helping the earth. She spreads her message by speaking to lots of famous people all over the world. Greta also has Asbergers which is a developmental disorder. Kids who have aspergers syndrome usally when they have an intrest they do it a lot. For Greta she got really into climate change. She thinks as it as a gift because she is so devoted to helping the earth.
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai made herstory by being the first African women to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first feamale professer in her home Kenya. She started a campaign that was all about helping plant more trees and prevent deforestation. Trees are crucial to the enviorment so Wangari and other women planted trees. The movement spread all over Africa. Their movement planted over thirty million trees.
Ilyess El Korbi
Ilyess El Korbi is a Ukranien activist. Ilyess wanted to be part of a climate protest when he found out their were none in Ukraine. With their friends they were able to start a Fridays for Future in Ukraine. Now they are the board secretary. When the war in Ukraine broke out they were fortunately able to leave. Together with other actavists in Germany they were able to spread their message about climate change all over.
Reasources for this page: www.rescue.org, www.nobelprize.org, and www.britannica.com