MY HERO Celebrates Worldwide Water Conservation Heroes
The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day to celebrate the importance of fresh water and managing our fresh water resources. This year the focus is on nurturing opportunities for cooperation in managing the waters that cross borders and link us together. “Whether we live upstream or downstream, we are all in the same boat.”
Jon Rose: Waves for Water
Produced by:Aaron Flynn & HURLEY
Waves for Water's mission is to get access to clean water to those in need around the world, in areas such as Puerto Rico, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Nepal and more.
Jon Rose
By: David Kelly
Jon Rose
founded Waves for Water, which works on the front-line to provide clean water.
By: "Friends of the Everglades"<br><h5>Permission to use this material was grant...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
was instrumental in preserving the Florida Everglades.
Ryan Hreljac
By: Wendy Jewell
Ryan Hreljac
helps build wells for clean water in Africa.
John Muir
By: Harold W. Wood, Jr.
John Muir
advocated preservation, feeling that natural areas promote mental health.
Australian Aborigines Protecting Wetlands
Australian Aborigines
Protecting Wetlands
by working to conserve the environment around them.
Coalition helps the Connecticut River become the first National Blueway
By: Cathryn J Prince <br> Contributor of The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>P...
Between 40 and 50 local and state entities, both public and private, from four states will work together to preserve the 410-mile-long Connecticut River and its watershed.
Jason Expedition Disappearing Wetlands
"The mission of this JASON Expedition is to work with our host researchers to better understand what wetlands are, why they are disappearing, and how to best manage these ecosystems in Louisiana, in your neighborhood, and around the world."
Dr. John Todd: A Sewer Becomes
a Water Park with floating botanical gardens that are helping restore ecological health.
Wangari Maathai
By: Heidi Antocicco
Wangari Maathai
founded the Green Belt Movement that plants trees to help restore the desolate ecosystem in Africa.
Sandra Postel
By: Edward Ortiz
Sandra Postel
believes in the importance of water conservation.
Prigi Arisandi
By: Ade from Surabaya
Prigi Arisandi
works to educate people on the importance of protecting the rivers of Indonesia.
Healing Waters: Jeff and Wendy Dean's Guatemalan Adventure
By: Jeff and Wendy Dean
"We can’t fix it all on our own, but there’s probably one part that gets us going more than others, and for Wendy and I, it’s water, clean drinking water." Jeff Dean
Scott Harrison of Unconventional Charity: Water
By: Cody Switzer <br> The Chronicle of Philanthropy<br> <h5>Permission to use th...
Scott Harrison of Unconventional Charity: Water aims to raise $2 billion for clean water.
Ikal Angelei: A Kenyan woman stands up against a massive dam project
By: Christina M. Russo <br> Yale Environment 360 <br> <h5>Permission to use this...
Ikal Angelei is helping lead a campaign to stop construction of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia that threatens the water supply and way of life of tens of thousands of indigenous people.
Scott Harrison
By: David Karas <br> Contributor of <br>The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>Pe...
Scott Harrison found meaning in life by starting charity: water
Scott Harrison
By: Michael from San Diego
Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water, ended this need for clean water for 2.5 million people in 19 different countries.
Worldwide Wetland Conservation
By: Staff Writer
Learn about Wetlands the world over and the heroes saving them.
A polluted river in China becomes the site of a water park that provides a safe place for children’s play, a celebration of water’s beauty, and a cleansing of the water itself.
J.N. (Ding) Darling
By: Lauren from Charlotte
J.N. (Ding) Darling
was a conservationist and cartoonist who used his art to raise awareness about the environment.
Katie Lee
Katie Lee is a passionate advocate for wilderness.
Art
Water is Life
By: The Art Miles Mural Project
Environment - Life in the Clean Water and Air
By: Yasutomikita Elementary School in Japan and W.H. Day Elementary School in Ca...
Save Water
By: Gautami Ramani
Fishing
By: David Basasira of Uganda
Pink Water Lillies
By: Katherine Parish
Environment - Life in the Clean Water and Air
By: Yasutomikita Elementary School in Japan and W.H. Day Elementary School in Ca...
Oren Lyons
By: Robert Shetterly
River
By: Anu Monisha
Film
Running for Water
Producer: Polly Green
Jin Zedell started a worldwide movement for runners to raise funds for clean drinking water.
Jon Rose: Waves for Water
Produced by:Aaron Flynn & HURLEY
Waves for Water's mission is to get access to clean water to those in need around the world, in areas such as Puerto Rico, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Nepal and more.
Looking After Our Rivers
Produced by:Mark Pearce
Todd Walsh, the Australian Lobster Man makes a stand to save the largest freshwater invertebrate on the planet.
Deep Bonds: People of The Mattaponi
Produced by:Jason Harwell, Jesse Bogue, Ben Franz
The people of the Mattaponi are connected to their river in more ways than one.
Water.org
Producer: Water.org
Water.org is an attempt to solve the global water crises.
Troubled Water
Producer: Will Parrinello
Farmers come together to fight against mineral mining companies who are threatening their water sources.
Running for Water
Producer: Polly Green
Jin Zedell started a worldwide movement for runners to raise funds for clean drinking water.
This AWARD WINNING documentary presents the real impact the water crisis is having on the Coorong and its people.
La Source [Trailer]
Producer: Patrick Shen
Where water runs life flows.
The Humatak Project
Producer: Produced by: / Directed by: Meta
The Humåtak Project is a community effort working to restore Guam's watersheds, coral reefs, and fisheries. The project began in 2002 after local fishermen became distressed over a decline in their catch, largely due to sedimentation on coral reefs.
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