Canopy Director of One Tree Planted
“We planted over 10 million trees in 2020 alone. And it’s one tree planted for every dollar donated, so we make it as simple as possible, but when you add it all up together the impact is just tremendous and growing every day.”
Pina Gervassi is the Climate Director of the Forest Stewardship Council
Since I was a child, most of my family were dedicated to nature, fishing and agricultural engineers, so I started to love nature since I was very little, and then when I realised how important the Amazon is for the world and that I was living in a country [Peru] that’s really important, not only because of forests but also for biodiversity, indigenous people…I decided that I wanted to do that and I knew that was the place I wanted to be.
Fmr. Executive Director of Greenpeace International
Special Envoy for International Climate Action · German Foreign Ministry
I have always hoped and dreamt to work with young people because I’ve always felt that it is their future. It’s so inspiring to be working with young people all around the world. I feel that we are in the midst of transformational change and that working together around these key moments where you can see those shifts happening – unimaginable things that you never thought were going to happen can happen. That would be my other advice to young activists that just when you aren’t expecting it, something will happen and you’ll be like, “I can’t believe they just decided that! Holy cow!” And then you’ve got to celebrate.
Most Influential Living Philosopher
Author · Founder of The Life You Can Save
I would like young people to recognise that they are part of a long tradition that has been trying to the make the world a better place. A tradition that goes back as far as we have recorded history, that there are people who tried to–like Socrates, but also like Buddha and many other figures in different cultures–think more about how we ought to live and tried to live in accordance with their thinking. Tried to do good in the world and that’s a traditional they can be part of. This generation really does hold the future of the planet in its hands.
