Mrs. Mei Ng
Friends of the Earth
Hong Kong
 uses education to foster environmental awareness in China

Alan Rabinowitz  started the first ever jaguar preserve.Barry Commoner works to protect the environment and raise awareness about the danger of radio activity.Ben Redclay  is a Family Hero and an Earthkeeper.
Bill Roley  taught a Mexican orphanage how to work the land.CCAT - CAMPUS CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY at Humboldt State University.Chico Mendes  was killed while trying to save the Amazon rainforest.Chief Oren Lyons  is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.
David Nathan Chain  was killed during a nonviolent protest to save the redwoods.Deland Chan 
started an environmental group at the YMCA in New York City.
Dennis Weaver  is an actor and advocate for ecologically sustainable living.Dian Fossey  worked to protect the endangered Mountain Gorilla.
Dr. Robert Ballard
and the JASON project
 bring scientific exploration to children around the world.
Dr. Shirley McGreal  founded the International Primate Protection League.Dr. Vandana Shiva works to preserve biodiversity for the planet.Fin Donnelly works to keep our rivers and waters clean.
Friends of Nature:
Mr. Liang Congjie
 is a voice for China's environment.
Friends of the Sea Lion rescue, treat, and
release these mammals
back into the ocean.
George Schaller   is a world-renowned naturalist.Gerald Durrell  established the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust for endangered species.
Greenpeace  works globally to save the environmentHeather DeWitt is a devoted conservationist.Jane Goodall  is an authority on wild chimpanzees.Jean-Michel Cousteau is committed to protecting the ocean for future generations.
Jody Williams began a campaign to ban landmines.John Muir advocated preservation, feeling that natural areas promote mental health.Joseph Ki-Zerbo works to help Africans retain control of their country's agriculture.Julia Hill  brought public attention to deforestation in California.
Kory Johnson  was honored with the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1998.Mia Siscawati teaches people to protect their environment.Nobel Prize Winner
Teaches Conservation
 
Ocean Robbins helps organize young people committed to protecting the planet.
Prigi Arisandi  works to educate people on the importance of protecting the rivers of IndonesiaRachel Carson  was the mother of the environmental movement.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an eco-warrior defending the earth for future generationsRoxanne Kremer works with the Mestizo Indians of the Peruvian rainforest to save pink dolphins.
RYAN HRELJAC helps build wells for clean water in AfricaSaint Francis of Assisi was a true example of harmonious existence on EarthSandra Postel  believes in the importance of water conservation.Stanislav Petrov averted nuclear disaster, yet remains unknown to most.
SUJANA cleans roads in Indonesia to help the environment.Suryo Wardhoyo Prawiroatmodjo educates people in Indonesia to protect the environmentSylvia Earle  is a marine biologist and ambassador of the oceans.The Kaa-Iya
del Gran Chaco
National Park
 is the only park in the Americas established and run by indigenous peoples.
  
William McDonough  designs buildings for ecological sustainability.YouthCaN is a youth-run organization promoting environmental awareness through technology.  
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