Planeteers Team Up with CNN to Guard their Green Space

Elong Ngole Amtrong and his team conducted a stream clean-up at the University of Buea in Buea, Cameroon– bringing young people together and even answering questions to curious bystanders.

“It felt meaningful and alive. Like planting seeds of awareness even before the trees themselves.” – Emery Cyabashire, Burera, Rwanda This past October, Planeteer Alliance powered 21 youth-led CNN Call to Earth Day events in Brazil, Cameroon, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, and The Gambia. Across these 7 countries, more than 300 Planeteers participated in various climate-related activities and action.   … Read more

Planeteers at COP30: Youth Voices Take the Global Stage

Mafer Lara Buenaventura, Dejea Lyons, Natalia Moragrega, and Becca Bullen.

This November, five young leaders from the Planeteer Alliance traveled to Belém, Pará, Brazil, for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30)—one of the world’s most influential spaces for climate policy and negotiation. Amid heads of state, diplomats, scientists, and civil society organizations, they carried the perspectives of youth across Latin … Read more

Planeteers Report from Africa Climate Week 2023

Ruth Tanui and Natalie Bullut at the 2023 Planeteer Wind Summit in Nairobi, Kenya

As a leader in the Planeteer Alliance community, Ruth Tanui has hosted two Planeteer Element Summits in Nairobi, Kenya. Through her continued commitment to the community and the work of Planeteers in her area, Ruth was awarded a leadership scholarship to attend the Africa Climate Week conference in September 2023. By Ruth Tanui September 12, … Read more

12 Real Life Planeteers Making a Difference For the Planet

From petitioning schools to cut single-use plastics, to speaking out for the environment all over the globe, these young heroes are combining their powers to take pollution down to zero! 1. Hannah Testa Hannah Testa is the founder of Hannah4Change, an organization dedicated to fighting issues that impact the planet. An environmental activist and speaker, … Read more

Erin Schrode – A Real Planeteer

It is essential to walk your talk. I live a normal life, but with an eco-filter.– Erin Schrode At the young age of 26, Erin Schrode is doing more than most millennials. Schrode started Teens Turning Green at thirteen years old with her mother, Judi Shils. Through Teens Turning Green (now Turning Green), Schrode is … Read more

Lisa P. Jackson – A Real Planeteer

Environmentalism isn’t a spectator sport. You actually have to stand up and demand that we be vigilant in protecting our air and water. Lisa P. Jackson realPlaneteer Profile Lisa P. Jackson is no stranger to fighting for clean air and water. A graduate of Princeton University and the Captain Planet Foundation’s 2012 Protector of the … Read more