Heroes of the Environment: Leaders and Visionaries
October 23, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Education and Environmentalism, People and Lifestyle
The current issue of Time magazine spotlights the Heroes of the Environment, the extraordinary people who are working hard to protect our environment. They are divided into four groups: Leaders and Visionaries; Activists; Scientists and Innovators; Moguls and Entrepreneurs. Let’s start by looking at the list of Leaders and Visionaries:
- Mikhail Gorbachev: Chairman of Green Cross International and former Soviet Union leader
- David Attenborough: Naturalist and best-known broadcaster of nature documentaries
- Lee Myung Bak: South Korea presidential candidate and former Seoul mayor
- Al Gore: Nobel Peace Prize winner, climate change activist and former Vice-President of the United States
- Janine Benyus: Author of the book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, and president of The Biomimicry Institute
- Tommy Remengesau Jr.: Palau President
- Jose Goldemberg: Father of the ethanol program in Brazil
- Prince Charles: The Prince of Wales
- James Lovelock: Author of the Gaia Theory
- Robert Redford: Film director and founder of the Sundance Channel
- David Suzuki: Scientist, environmentalist, broadcaster and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation
- Barnabas Suebu: Governor of Papua
- Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany
Source: Time. Image attribution: Emrys.Roberts.














