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Prepare to be inspired as you meet a group of extraordinary activists who have dedicated their lives to protecting nature and maintaining a delicate balance on our planet through their relentless activism.

Activism·USA

Madonna-Thunder Hawk: Indigenous American Activist

December 8, 2022

Govind Tekale

Born in1940 as Madonna Philips, Thunder Hawk was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. She hails from the Feather Necklace Tiospaye (extended family) & belongs to the Ochenumpa band of the Cheyenne

Activism·India·Opinion

Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees

July 1, 2022

Govind Tekale

Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly

Activism

Jamuna Tudu – Protector Of Trees A.K.A Lady Tarzan of Jharkhand

May 10, 2022

Govind Tekale

There are always some people who make quick money by selling trees illegally from the forest. Jamuna Tudu and five other women confronted a timber mafia in Jharkhand & prevented illegal felling

Uncontacted Hongana Manyawa appear at a Weda Bay Nickel mining camp. The uncontacted Hongana Manyawa are becoming effectively forced to beg for food from the same companies destroying their rainforest home. Photo Credits: Survival International Org

Activism·Indigenous

Viral Video Reveals Indigenous Plea Amid Nickel Mining Crisis, Government Response Sparks Hope for Action

June 14, 2024

Rahul Somvanshi

Last year, images went viral when green light was given for logging and mining operations in Indonesia, penetrating the rainforest of the isolated Hongana Manyawa tribe. The latest images stir more controversy

Activism

Dr. Wangari Maathai – Africa’s First Nobel Laureate And The Mother Of The Green Belt Movemen

It is worth remembering that a similar thing happened when a tribal woman became the first in Africa to get a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. It was Wangari Muta Maathai from Kenya

Govind Tekale

August 3, 2022

Activism

Trash Traveler: Spearheading Cleanup and Awareness Against Plastic Pollution

The Trash Traveler is an environmental movement that began with Andreas Noe’s trip to Portugal in 2018. Since then, there have been multiple separate plastic hikes and more than 1.6 tons of plastic

Jonathan Santosh

July 25, 2022

Activism

Francia Márquez, An Environmental Activist & The New Vice President Of Columbia

In a radical departure from the past, Colombia’s last elections resulted in Francia Márquez becoming the first black vice-president. As an Afro-Columbian, she and Gustavo Petro ran a campaign that put the

Jonathan Santosh

July 6, 2022

Activism

Dr. Pornima Devi Barman, The ‘Stork Sister’ From Assam

A Sanskrit morning prayer requests for a fragrant earth, nutritious water,pleasant air,bright lightand space with sound so that my morning becomes auspicious: Prithvi Sagandha Sarasastathapah, Sparshi Cha V ayurjvalitam Cha Tejah, Nabhah

Govind Tekale

June 24, 2022

Activism·India

B-Town’s Eco-Warriors

The twenty-first century is a threat to our environment in many ways like pollution, diseases, global warming, the melting ice caps, forest fires, invasive species, and the list is endless. But many

Shrinanda Kothari

June 23, 2022

Activism

Gaura Devi, Jhansi Ki Rani Of Eco-Struggle

This is the women’s era in India. Dr Shantishri Pandit has become the first woman V C of J N U, New Delhi, while Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar adorns MHU, Nashik as

Govind Tekale

June 9, 2022

Activism

Vinoba Bhave, Founder Of The Bhoodan Movement

Vinayak Nathar Bhave, popularly known as Vinoba, was born on 11 September ,1895 , at Gagode in Pen Taluka of Konkan. While studying at Vadodara, he was attracted to Sanskrit. So he

Govind Tekale

June 2, 2022

Activism

Sunder Lal Bahuguna, The Dawn Of Chipko Movement In India

Our environment consists of five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Light, Wind & Space. In order to live a healthy and long life, we have to keep these elements clean. Trees

Govind Tekale

May 27, 2022

Activism

Ocean Conservation Namibia – Saving Entangled Seals

Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) is a non-governmental organisation recently created in Walvis Bay, Namibia, with the primary objective to put an end to the entanglement of marine wildlife along the Namibian coast. Naude and

Karmactive Staff

May 20, 2022

Activism

Why Are Scientists Around The World Protesting?

Why Are Scientists Protesting ? Scientists all over the planet addressed comparable apprehensions while protesting and requested quick actions to address environmental change from their states. In 2020, A group of Scotland/UK

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Karmactive Staff

April 24, 2022

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