Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell recently warned that “Humanity has two years left to Save life on Earth” before some dangerous Tipping Points start and it will be out of our control. Stiell, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) executive secretary, was speaking at a Chatham House event in London last month […]
COP28 has felt like a roller coaster ride since kicking off on 20 November. Finally a deal has been agreed after days of wrangling and discussions. There are mixed feelings as would be expected but I do feel there is room for optimism. This is the first time the deal calls on all countries to […]
Life appears to be coming at us fast. From increasing tension and armed conflict to the re-shaping of the global energy-resources map and the progress in AI – our eco-systems are morphing in front of our eyes. Two decades ago when Earth Champions ran its first programme with Nelson Mandela in Australia, it felt as […]
In 1992 I attended the Rio de Janeiro COP1 Talks, which had a life-changing impact on me. This was the first time I was presented with the full facts relating to our future through the climate change lens. This was without doubt one of the most honest conferences I have attended. At the time few […]
It was a privilege to talk with Ana Colovic Lesoska, a Goldman Environmental Prize winner and Executive Director at Eko-svest at the IUCN earlier this month. Ana’s organisation collaborated with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) team to set up a framework to safeguard the ecological, social, and cultural values of freshwater ecosystems. At the heart of […]
I have finally drawn sufficient breath to start my series of brief recaps on some of the highlights of last week’s IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva. Certainly it was a heady mix of inspirational meshed with thought-provoking! One of the debates I wanted to highlight was already in the media on the day. Reuters covered the […]
Delighted to be attending the IUCN’s Leaders Forum. The morning spotlight kicked off with a really inspiring talk by Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation. Piccard certainly did not beat around the bush as he shared his no-nonsense perspective on the need for clear regulations to ensure we overcome climate change stagnation. His […]
When Fiona Mathews launched Earth Champions in 2000, attended by Nelson Mandela, her goals were clear – to conduct local and international ‘Discovery programmes’ to find and deploy best practice solutions and innovations for Climate Change, from grass roots up and government down. To date the Foundation has accredited 438 Earth Champions, giving voice to […]
Every corner of every city and village around the world harbours at least one if not several individuals or companies, who are striving to make a positive environmental difference to their local community and therefore to the world. Our call to action should be to harness what Fiona Mathews coins the Butterfly Effect. Each and […]
The recent news relating to the slowing down of the Gulf Stream propelled Fiona Mathews, founder of Earth Champions Foundation, to remind us the urgency with which we must prioritise action over talk and implement meaningful changes to protect the Gulf Stream and preserve our planet for future generations. As Fiona Mathews clarifies we are […]
