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Nzambi Matee (Gjenge Makers) — Nairobi, KenyaAfroz Shah — Versova, Mumbai, IndiaResidents of Kamikatsu — Kamikatsu, Tokushima, JapanWilliam Kamkwamba — Masitala village, near Kasungu, MalawiAutumn Peltier — Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, CanadaLeah Namugerwa — Kampala, UgandaNohra Padilla — Bogotá, ColombiaBilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola (Wecyclers) — Lagos, NigeriaAbel Cruz Gutiérrez — Lima, PeruMohammed Rezwan (Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha) — Chalan Beel, Natore district, BangladeshPacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change — Port Vila, VanuatuLeydy Pech — Hopelchén, Campeche, MexicoFarmers of Maradi and Zinder, with agronomist Tony Rinaudo — Maradi, NigerPam Warhurst and Mary Clear (co-founders), with volunteers of Incredible Edible Todmorden — Todmorden, West Yorkshire, United KingdomChewang Norphel — Leh, Ladakh, IndiaMartine Postma — Amsterdam, NetherlandsJadav Payeng — Kokilamukh, Jorhat (Brahmaputra river islands, Assam), IndiaIsatou Ceesay and the women of N'jau — N'jau, Central River Region, The GambiaMelati and Isabel Wijsen — Bali, IndonesiaNemonte Nenquimo — Waorani territory, Pastaza province (coordinates: Puyo, provincial capital), EcuadorChico Mendes (remembered) — BrazilBerta Cáceres (remembered) — HondurasSister Dorothy Stang (remembered) — BrazilKen Saro-Wiwa (remembered) — NigeriaIsidro Baldenegro López (remembered) — MexicoWangari Maathai (remembered) — KenyaRachel Carson (remembered) — United StatesYacouba Sawadogo (remembered) — Burkina FasoJane Goodall (remembered) — United Kingdom
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Every story and legacy profile with its location
WhoTown or placeCountryRegionIssueYearEvidence
Nzambi Matee (Gjenge Makers)NairobiKenyaAfricaPlastic waste2017Documented
William KamkwambaMasitala village, near KasunguMalawiAfricaEnergy2002Documented
Farmers of Maradi and Zinder, with agronomist Tony RinaudoMaradiNigerAfricaSoil degradation1983Documented
Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola (Wecyclers)LagosNigeriaAfricaUrban waste2012Documented
Isatou Ceesay and the women of N'jauN'jau, Central River RegionThe GambiaAfricaPlastic waste1997Documented
Leah NamugerwaKampalaUgandaAfricaForests and deforestation2019Documented
Mohammed Rezwan (Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha)Chalan Beel, Natore districtBangladeshAsiaClimate adaptation and resilience1998Documented
Afroz ShahVersova, MumbaiIndiaAsiaOcean pollution2015Documented
Chewang NorphelLeh, LadakhIndiaAsiaWater1987Documented
Jadav PayengKokilamukh, Jorhat (Brahmaputra river islands, Assam)IndiaAsiaForests and deforestation1979Documented
Melati and Isabel WijsenBaliIndonesiaAsiaPlastic waste2013Documented
Residents of KamikatsuKamikatsu, TokushimaJapanAsiaUrban waste2003Documented
Martine PostmaAmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeUrban waste2009Documented
Pam Warhurst and Mary Clear (co-founders), with volunteers of Incredible Edible TodmordenTodmorden, West YorkshireUnited KingdomEuropeClimate adaptation and resilience2008Documented
Nohra PadillaBogotáColombiaLatin America & CaribbeanUrban waste1990Documented
Nemonte NenquimoWaorani territory, Pastaza province (coordinates: Puyo, provincial capital)EcuadorLatin America & CaribbeanForests and deforestation2015Documented
Leydy PechHopelchén, CampecheMexicoLatin America & CaribbeanBiodiversity loss2012Documented
Abel Cruz GutiérrezLimaPeruLatin America & CaribbeanWater2006Documented
Autumn PeltierWiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island, OntarioCanadaNorth AmericaWater2012Documented
Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate ChangePort VilaVanuatuOceaniaClimate adaptation and resilience2019Documented
Chico Mendes (remembered)Xapuri, AcreBrazilLatin America & CaribbeanDeforestation of the Amazon rainforest; forest livelihoods of rubber-tapping communities1944–1988Legacy profile
Berta Cáceres (remembered)La Esperanza, IntibucáHondurasLatin America & CaribbeanLarge dam construction on the Gualcarque River; Indigenous land and river rights; illegal logging1972–2016Legacy profile
Sister Dorothy Stang (remembered)Anapu, ParáBrazilLatin America & CaribbeanIllegal land seizure and logging in the Amazon; land rights of small farmers; sustainable forest farming1931–2005Legacy profile
Ken Saro-Wiwa (remembered)Bori, Ogoniland, Rivers StateNigeriaAfricaOil pollution in the Niger Delta; environmental and civil rights of the Ogoni people1941–1995Legacy profile
Isidro Baldenegro López (remembered)Coloradas de la Virgen, Guadalupe y Calvo municipality, ChihuahuaMexicoLatin America & CaribbeanIllegal logging and deforestation of old-growth forests in the Sierra Madre; Indigenous land rights1965–2017Legacy profile
Wangari Maathai (remembered)NyeriKenyaAfricaDeforestation, soil erosion and water loss; women's livelihoods and democratic rights1940–2011Legacy profile
Rachel Carson (remembered)Springdale, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesNorth AmericaPesticide pollution (including DDT); marine life and ecology1907–1964Legacy profile
Yacouba Sawadogo (remembered)Gourga, near OuahigouyaBurkina FasoAfricaDesertification, land degradation and drought in the Sahel1946–2023Legacy profile
Jane Goodall (remembered)LondonUnited KingdomEuropeChimpanzee conservation, habitat loss and community-centred conservation; youth environmental education1934–2025Legacy profile

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