Oriol is leading a paradigm change in the wildfire community by shifting the focus from fire extinction to management and prevention. He has built a global community of researchers, firefighters and civil society members to share knowledge and create new solutions to make the forests and rural areas...
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By forming an inclusive coalition of supporters of local campaigns against caste injustice, Dr. Lenin helps citizen organizations diagnose and treat the caste origins of social conflict.
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A peer community helped Ajay find his power as a changemaker in his teens
Ajay and his peers harness the power of technology and their own creativity to revolutionize farming in India.
From Standing Rock to Pine Ridge Reservation Community Sustainability: Ashoka Fellow NickTilsen
One of the Dakota Access Pipeline's most devoted protestors is making his strongest stand back in his hometown. On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Nick Tilsen, a 34-year-old member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and founding executive director of the Thunder Valley Community...
#LeadYoung - Temple Grandin:
“The thing about changing something is that it’s long, hard, sustained work.”
#LeadYoung - Temple Grandin: “LO QUE PASA CON CAMBIAR LAS COSAS ES QUE REQUIERE UN TRABAJO LARGO, DIFÍCIL Y SOSTENIDO”
Temple Grandin, a quien le diagnosticaron autismo cuando era una niña, ha revolucionado la industria ganadera. Al ponerse a sí misma en el lugar del ganado, desarrolló una serie de diseños de equipos y un sistema de calificación simple para ayudar a la industria a adoptar nuevas prácticas con el fin...
#LeadYoung - Temple Grandin: Les meilleurs catalyseurs du changement commencent dès leur plus jeune âge
Temple Grandin, diagnostiqué autiste quand elle était petite, a révolutionné l'industrie de l'élevage. En s'imaginant elle-même à la place du bétail, elle développa une série de modèles d'équipements et un simple système de classement qui permit à l'industrie d'adopter de nouvelles pratiques...
Rural areas in Turkey are losing their soil productivity to harmful agriculture practices and their population to large urban areas. In response to this Durukan is localizing proven regenerative farming techniques, recruiting teams of local farmers and young individuals to own the production and...
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Modern agricultural policy and the heavy subsidization of industrial farms in Europe have stripped farmers of their political and economic influence, creating an overall state of listlessness in rural Spain and driving many to abandon the profession altogether. In response, Beatriz Fadón Junyent is...
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