Nigerien architect Mariam Issoufou is redefining sustainable, climate-resilient buildings across the Sahel.
Her modern designs with local materials and heritage are keeping buildings cool and prepared for a warming world.
More about this 2025 #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Her modern designs with local materials and heritage are keeping buildings cool and prepared for a warming world.
More about this 2025 #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Nigerien architect Mariam Issoufou is redefining sustainable, climate-resilient buildings across the Sahel.
Her modern designs with local materials and heritage are keeping buildings cool and prepared for a warming world.
More about this 2025 #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Her modern designs with local materials and heritage are keeping buildings cool and prepared for a warming world.
More about this 2025 #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
A driving force in protecting the Amazon, Imazon is using cutting-edge science and AI-powered tools to track and predict deforestation, turning data into action to safeguard one of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
More about this #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
More about this #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
A driving force in protecting the Amazon, Imazon is using cutting-edge science and AI-powered tools to track and predict deforestation, turning data into action to safeguard one of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
More about this #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
More about this #EarthChamps: www.unep.org/championsofe...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of ecologist Madhav Gadgil, a UNEP #EarthChamps whose work shaped action for nature in India and beyond.
Guided by science and empathy for people, he believed progress could gather pace and spent his life helping make it so.
His legacy lives on: bit.ly/3NalkEs
Guided by science and empathy for people, he believed progress could gather pace and spent his life helping make it so.
His legacy lives on: bit.ly/3NalkEs
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of ecologist Madhav Gadgil, a UNEP #EarthChamps whose work shaped action for nature in India and beyond.
Guided by science and empathy for people, he believed progress could gather pace and spent his life helping make it so.
His legacy lives on: bit.ly/3NalkEs
Guided by science and empathy for people, he believed progress could gather pace and spent his life helping make it so.
His legacy lives on: bit.ly/3NalkEs
A driving force in #ClimateAction, the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change transformed youth advocacy into legal action, bringing the climate crisis faced by Pacific nations to the world’s highest court.
Learn about these #EarthChamps fight for justice: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Learn about these #EarthChamps fight for justice: www.unep.org/championsofe...
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
A driving force in #ClimateAction, the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change transformed youth advocacy into legal action, bringing the climate crisis faced by Pacific nations to the world’s highest court.
Learn about these #EarthChamps fight for justice: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Learn about these #EarthChamps fight for justice: www.unep.org/championsofe...
UNEP has named the 2025 #EarthChamps, with this year’s award focused on #ClimateAction and spotlighting groups and individuals whose work proves bold leadership can deliver real change for people and the planet.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/bwaL50XIoT2
Find out more: https://ow.ly/bwaL50XIoT2
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
UNEP has named the 2025 #EarthChamps, with this year’s award focused on #ClimateAction and spotlighting groups and individuals whose work proves bold leadership can deliver real change for people and the planet.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/bwaL50XIoT2
Find out more: https://ow.ly/bwaL50XIoT2
#ActionClimat | Ce mercredi, les 5 lauréats du prix "Champions de la Terre" 2025 ont été désignés par @UNEP_Francais .
Le prix #EarthChamps, qui en est à sa 20ème édition, est la plus haute distinction environnementale de l'@ONU_fr .
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Le prix #EarthChamps, qui en est à sa 20ème édition, est la plus haute distinction environnementale de l'@ONU_fr .
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December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#ActionClimat | Ce mercredi, les 5 lauréats du prix "Champions de la Terre" 2025 ont été désignés par @UNEP_Francais .
Le prix #EarthChamps, qui en est à sa 20ème édition, est la plus haute distinction environnementale de l'@ONU_fr .
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Le prix #EarthChamps, qui en est à sa 20ème édition, est la plus haute distinction environnementale de l'@ONU_fr .
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Join us for the Gala of Hope at #UNEA7!
We celebrate the unveiling of:
🌍 New UN World Restoration Flagships, showcasing the world’s leading #GenerationRestoration efforts
🏆 The 2025 UN #EarthChamps on Climate Change
Join the live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/5I9AYcTBU-E
We celebrate the unveiling of:
🌍 New UN World Restoration Flagships, showcasing the world’s leading #GenerationRestoration efforts
🏆 The 2025 UN #EarthChamps on Climate Change
Join the live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/5I9AYcTBU-E
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Join us for the Gala of Hope at #UNEA7!
We celebrate the unveiling of:
🌍 New UN World Restoration Flagships, showcasing the world’s leading #GenerationRestoration efforts
🏆 The 2025 UN #EarthChamps on Climate Change
Join the live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/5I9AYcTBU-E
We celebrate the unveiling of:
🌍 New UN World Restoration Flagships, showcasing the world’s leading #GenerationRestoration efforts
🏆 The 2025 UN #EarthChamps on Climate Change
Join the live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/5I9AYcTBU-E
Meet the #EarthChamps of the year!
Five #ClimateAction leaders show how bold action on climate justice, forests, cooling, and methane can drive real opportunities for people and the planet.
Discover their stories: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Five #ClimateAction leaders show how bold action on climate justice, forests, cooling, and methane can drive real opportunities for people and the planet.
Discover their stories: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet the #EarthChamps of the year!
Five #ClimateAction leaders show how bold action on climate justice, forests, cooling, and methane can drive real opportunities for people and the planet.
Discover their stories: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Five #ClimateAction leaders show how bold action on climate justice, forests, cooling, and methane can drive real opportunities for people and the planet.
Discover their stories: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Midweek at #UNEA7: catch the latest highlights and updates as stories come in from meeting rooms and corridors.
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Day, the Gala of Hope, and the #EarthChamps launch are all happening today.
https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea7/featured-updates
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Day, the Gala of Hope, and the #EarthChamps launch are all happening today.
https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea7/featured-updates
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Midweek at #UNEA7: catch the latest highlights and updates as stories come in from meeting rooms and corridors.
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Day, the Gala of Hope, and the #EarthChamps launch are all happening today.
https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea7/featured-updates
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Day, the Gala of Hope, and the #EarthChamps launch are all happening today.
https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea7/featured-updates
Nominate your #EarthChamps!
The UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Submit #ClimateAction nominations by 9 May: bit.ly/434GTeN
The UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Submit #ClimateAction nominations by 9 May: bit.ly/434GTeN
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nominate your #EarthChamps!
The UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Submit #ClimateAction nominations by 9 May: bit.ly/434GTeN
The UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Submit #ClimateAction nominations by 9 May: bit.ly/434GTeN
Nominate “Methane” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to lower methane emissions: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to lower methane emissions: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Nominate “Methane” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to lower methane emissions: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to lower methane emissions: www.unep.org/championsofe...
📣Are you inspired by someone driving #ClimateAction?
Nominations are now open for @unep.org Champions of the Earth!
This year, #earthchamps spotlights climate action on #methane, #cleanair, #cooling, #forests, and #buildings.🌎
👉https://unep.org/championsofearth/
youtu.be/ky4WO7--KAI
Nominations are now open for @unep.org Champions of the Earth!
This year, #earthchamps spotlights climate action on #methane, #cleanair, #cooling, #forests, and #buildings.🌎
👉https://unep.org/championsofearth/
youtu.be/ky4WO7--KAI
🌍 The Climate Opportunity: Nominate Your Champion of the Earth 2025
YouTube video by UN Environment Programme
youtu.be
April 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
📣Are you inspired by someone driving #ClimateAction?
Nominations are now open for @unep.org Champions of the Earth!
This year, #earthchamps spotlights climate action on #methane, #cleanair, #cooling, #forests, and #buildings.🌎
👉https://unep.org/championsofearth/
youtu.be/ky4WO7--KAI
Nominations are now open for @unep.org Champions of the Earth!
This year, #earthchamps spotlights climate action on #methane, #cleanair, #cooling, #forests, and #buildings.🌎
👉https://unep.org/championsofearth/
youtu.be/ky4WO7--KAI
Nominate “Cooling” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including sustainable cooling: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including sustainable cooling: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Nominate “Cooling” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including sustainable cooling: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including sustainable cooling: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Nominate “Buildings and Construction” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including in the buildings and construction sector: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including in the buildings and construction sector: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Nominate “Buildings and Construction” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including in the buildings and construction sector: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including in the buildings and construction sector: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Nominate a “Clean Air” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including actions to improve air quality: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including actions to improve air quality: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Nominate a “Clean Air” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including actions to improve air quality: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions, including actions to improve air quality: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Nominate “Forests” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to protect and restore forest ecosystems: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to protect and restore forest ecosystems: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nominate “Forests” #EarthChamps by 30 April!
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to protect and restore forest ecosystems: www.unep.org/championsofe...
The 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes individuals inspiring #ClimateAction through various solutions including initiatives to protect and restore forest ecosystems: www.unep.org/championsofe...
There is no Planet B. There are people who care about saving our planet. Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There is no Planet B. There are people who care about saving our planet. Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Know someone leading transformative #ClimateAction?
Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
This year, we spotlight bold solutions on methane, clean air, cooling, forests & more.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
This year, we spotlight bold solutions on methane, clean air, cooling, forests & more.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
April 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Know someone leading transformative #ClimateAction?
Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
This year, we spotlight bold solutions on methane, clean air, cooling, forests & more.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Nominations are now open for UNEP’s #EarthChamps – the UN’s highest environmental honour.
This year, we spotlight bold solutions on methane, clean air, cooling, forests & more.
Deadline is April 30: www.unep.org/championsofe...
SEKEM, a 2024 UN's #EarthChamps laureate, is transforming Egypt’s deserts into thriving farmland. By 2025, they aim to support over 40,000 farmers in adopting biodynamic agriculture—part of a bold plan to reach 7M farmers by 2057.
This is #GenerationRestoration. www.unep.org/championsofe...
This is #GenerationRestoration. www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 24, 2024 at 11:31 AM
SEKEM, a 2024 UN's #EarthChamps laureate, is transforming Egypt’s deserts into thriving farmland. By 2025, they aim to support over 40,000 farmers in adopting biodynamic agriculture—part of a bold plan to reach 7M farmers by 2057.
This is #GenerationRestoration. www.unep.org/championsofe...
This is #GenerationRestoration. www.unep.org/championsofe...
Science can shape solutions. Communities can lead them.
Madhav Gadgil, 2024 UN #EarthChamps Lifetime Achievement winner, pioneered people-first conservation in India, proving that ecological restoration and community empowerment go hand in hand.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Madhav Gadgil, 2024 UN #EarthChamps Lifetime Achievement winner, pioneered people-first conservation in India, proving that ecological restoration and community empowerment go hand in hand.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 16, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Science can shape solutions. Communities can lead them.
Madhav Gadgil, 2024 UN #EarthChamps Lifetime Achievement winner, pioneered people-first conservation in India, proving that ecological restoration and community empowerment go hand in hand.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Madhav Gadgil, 2024 UN #EarthChamps Lifetime Achievement winner, pioneered people-first conservation in India, proving that ecological restoration and community empowerment go hand in hand.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
From a sea of sand to a world of green: for 30 years, Lu Qi has been transforming deserts into fertile land in China, helping communities adapt to desertification.
He’s a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Science & Innovation: www.unep.org/championsofe...
He’s a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Science & Innovation: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 15, 2024 at 8:55 AM
From a sea of sand to a world of green: for 30 years, Lu Qi has been transforming deserts into fertile land in China, helping communities adapt to desertification.
He’s a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Science & Innovation: www.unep.org/championsofe...
He’s a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Science & Innovation: www.unep.org/championsofe...
In the heart of the Egyptian desert, SEKEM turned sand into soil, barren land into thriving farms.
Their approach to biodynamic agriculture is tackling food insecurity and desertification. SEKEM is a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Entrepreneurial Vision: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Their approach to biodynamic agriculture is tackling food insecurity and desertification. SEKEM is a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Entrepreneurial Vision: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 14, 2024 at 8:54 AM
In the heart of the Egyptian desert, SEKEM turned sand into soil, barren land into thriving farms.
Their approach to biodynamic agriculture is tackling food insecurity and desertification. SEKEM is a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Entrepreneurial Vision: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Their approach to biodynamic agriculture is tackling food insecurity and desertification. SEKEM is a 2024 UN #EarthChamps laureate for Entrepreneurial Vision: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Gabriel Paun has faced threats and violence in his quest to protect Romania’s old-growth forests.
But that didn’t stop him.
His work has saved tens of thousands of hectares—and earned him a place among the 2024 #EarthChamps Inspiration & Action laureates.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
But that didn’t stop him.
His work has saved tens of thousands of hectares—and earned him a place among the 2024 #EarthChamps Inspiration & Action laureates.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 13, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Gabriel Paun has faced threats and violence in his quest to protect Romania’s old-growth forests.
But that didn’t stop him.
His work has saved tens of thousands of hectares—and earned him a place among the 2024 #EarthChamps Inspiration & Action laureates.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
But that didn’t stop him.
His work has saved tens of thousands of hectares—and earned him a place among the 2024 #EarthChamps Inspiration & Action laureates.
More: www.unep.org/championsofe...
For decades, the Klamath River was strangled by dams—salmon decimated, water quality plummeted.
Now, thanks to Amy Bowers Cordalis & the Yurok Tribe, the river flows freely again. She's a 2024 UN #EarthChamps winner for Inspiration & Action, she's #GenerationRestoratio: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Now, thanks to Amy Bowers Cordalis & the Yurok Tribe, the river flows freely again. She's a 2024 UN #EarthChamps winner for Inspiration & Action, she's #GenerationRestoratio: www.unep.org/championsofe...
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 AM
For decades, the Klamath River was strangled by dams—salmon decimated, water quality plummeted.
Now, thanks to Amy Bowers Cordalis & the Yurok Tribe, the river flows freely again. She's a 2024 UN #EarthChamps winner for Inspiration & Action, she's #GenerationRestoratio: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Now, thanks to Amy Bowers Cordalis & the Yurok Tribe, the river flows freely again. She's a 2024 UN #EarthChamps winner for Inspiration & Action, she's #GenerationRestoratio: www.unep.org/championsofe...
Sonia Guajajara made history as Brazil’s first Minister of Indigenous Peoples. From fighting illegal logging to securing Indigenous territories, she stands for the Amazon’s biodiversity & its communities.
Meet the 2024 #EarthChamps winner for Policy Leadership: bit.ly/3ZlDs0o #GenerationRestoration
Meet the 2024 #EarthChamps winner for Policy Leadership: bit.ly/3ZlDs0o #GenerationRestoration
December 11, 2024 at 8:16 PM