World Environment Day

"The key is to see ourselves as a part of the natural systems that support us."

Jacques Cousteau invented the Aqua-Lung, a predecessor to the SCUBA systems used by divers worldwide today.

MacGillivray Family founded the non-profit MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation.

Nancy Caruso is a marine biologist who helped bring kelp forests back to the California coast.

Jean-Michel Cousteau is committed to protecting the ocean for future generations through education and conservation.

Alexandra Cousteau was honored as an Earth Trustee by the UN in 2007 for her work to protect the oceans.

Philippe Cousteau continues the work of his father, Jacques Cousteau, through Earth Echo International.

Randall Arauz founded the Association for the Restoration of Sea Turtles (PRETOMA).

Roz Savage challenges people to live in a more environmentally conscious way.

Friends of the Sea Lion rescue, treat, and release these mammals back into the ocean.

Reef Ball Foundation restores damaged coral reef systems around the world.

Chief Oren Lyons is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.

Dr. Vandana Shiva works to preserve biodiversity for the planet.

Erica Fernandez gave a voice to the voiceless and saved her neighborhood.

Jaime Lynn Butler is the story of a young Navaho artist environmentalist.

Jim Dilley was the founder of the Laguna Beach Greenbelt.

J.N. (Ding) Darling was a conservationist and cartoonist who used his art to raise awareness about the environment.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was instrumental in preserving the Florida Everglades.

Fin Donnelly works to keep our rivers and waters clean.

Dr. Shirley McGreal founded the International Primate Protection League.

John Muir advocated preservation, feeling that natural areas promote mental health.

John Denver was an American songwriter/singer and activist for the environment.

Olivia Bouler Olivia created 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.

Prigi Arisandi works to educate people on the importance of protecting the rivers of Indonesia.

Tuy Sereivathana is a Cambodian environmentalist who solves conflicts between elephants and people.

Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement that plants trees to help restore the desolate ecosystem in Africa.

The ECO Warrior, James Pribram, works tirelessly in hopes that the ocean will be preserved for the future.

One World One Ocean's new animated video celebrates the wonders of the ocean with stunning facts about our connection to the planet's lifeline.

Plastic pollution is threatening the ocean's ecosystems, but we can work together to prevent further damage!

Young Olivia loves birds, and creates over 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.

An Excerpt from the Feature Doc "Nobelity" produced by Turk Pipkin.

Dibesh Karmacharya is a conservation biologist who returned to his home country of Nepal to contribute his genetics expertise to a momentous task: conserving the Bengal tiger in the Himalayas.

When her infant daughter died from pesticide poisoning, Sofia Gatiica organized the mothers in her community to stop the indiscriminate spraying of toxic agrochemicals.