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08 Feb 2019 Story
A colourful solution to flower waste

In India, Shiva is the god of destruction. His job is to destroy the universe to re-create it. Every morning, Hindu temple bells ring out across the mist. The sound mingles with chanting, as groups of people gather to offer…

04 Feb 2019 Story
Connect with nature and find your voice

Fourteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, from Northern Ireland, was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome when he was five. iWill ambassador Dara McAnulty. Photo by: Naturalist Dara To manage his anxiety, he developed a therapeutic…

30 Jan 2019 Video
Are you a change-maker, ground-breaker, innovator?

UN Environment is seeking inspired young problem-solvers with big, bold, ideas for the environment, for humanity, for a greener future. Does that sound like you? Apply: unenvironment.org/youngchampions - Narrated by Alec…

30 Jan 2019 Story
Five reasons to apply to be a Young Champion of the Earth 2019

Are you a change-maker, ground-breaker, innovator? Do you see opportunity, where others see crisis? Do you dare to invent the future? If you’re looking for a challenge in 2019 and have an environmental idea or project that…

29 Jan 2019 Press release
Dare to invent the future: Apply to be a UN Young Champion of the Earth

Nairobi, 28 January 2019 – The United Nations announced today that it is calling for nominations for the 2019 Young Champions of the Earth – the organization’s most prestigious prize for brave environmental entrepreneurs…

28 Jan 2019 Story
Turning diesel to ink in India

Since Arpit Dhupar, founder of Chakr Innovation, won the Young Champions of the Earth prize for Asia and the Pacific region, his start-up has come a long way. Chakr Innovation captures the dirty pollutant known as…

23 Jan 2019 Story
Breaking down plastic waste: on a winning streak

Since Miranda Wang won the Young Champions of the Earth Prize for North America in September, things have been busy.   BioCellection won the Young Champions of the Earth prize for finding a way to breaks down plastic,…

21 Jan 2019 Story
Building the world’s first land-based coral farm

Gator Halpern, winner of the Young Champion of the Earth award 2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and his team at Coral Vita are off to a flying start in 2019.   They are building the world’s first commercial, land-…

18 Jan 2019 Story
Women for climate action in 2019

Heba Al-Farrah has a goal: to spread environmental awareness and climate action among women across the Middle East and North Africa. Since winning the Young Champions of the Earth prize in 2018 for West Asia, her vision…

16 Jan 2019 Story
Diving into a cleaner blue ocean in 2019

When Miao Wang started diving, she was shocked at the deterioration of the ocean ecosystem around her. Now, three months after winning the Young Champions of the Earth prize for Asia and the Pacific, she has made great…

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