Jenny Ioannou is with Healthy Seas, an organization dedicated to the removal of ghost nets from marine ecosystems and giving them new life.

It’s not all doom and gloom out there! There are some great things happening that are helping to fix environmental issues.

Nina Fascione and Jeff Flocken created the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders, a professional development program for early career conservationists.

Timothy and Nicole of Detroit Hives are bee-ing the change for Detroit by protecting vital bee populations and revitalizing communities.

Julio Prieto is an Ecuadorian lawyer who has been a key player in one of the most well-known battles for environmental justice- the case of Ecuador vs. Chevron-Texaco.

Chris Barnard of The Conservation Coalition is working to change the environmental narrative for the political right.

10-yr-old Ryan Hickman (now 12 years old!) is already an old pro at recycling. As CEO of his company, Ryan’s Recycling, he’s on a mission to keep our land and seas trash free.

Pablo Borboroglu uses science, policy, education and an indomitable spirit to protect penguins in the furthest corners of the world.