Question 1

Accepted Answer

Through her NGO, U-recycle Initiative Africa, Oluwaseyi and her team have impacted over 10,000 young people across Nigeria and Africa. Their projects have been funded by notable entities such as the National Geographic Society, the Government of Canada, and the Captain Planet Foundation. Oluwaseyi’s impact story has been featured on numerous media outlets worldwide, including CNN. As a prolific International Speaker, she has spoken on reputable platforms across the world, including the United Nations, the Financial Times and One Young World.

She is also the African Contributing Editor for OH-Wake Magazine- a global youth magazine spotlighting climate stories from the youth perspective. To further amplify African climate stories from the lens of youth, she recently launched the “Our African Climate Story project” training activists from 14 African countries on effective climate storytelling with support from the We are Family Foundation.

Over the last six years, Oluwaseyi has received numerous accolades for her outstanding contributions to environmental protection and youth development, including The 2022 Diana Award.

She is certified in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the prestigious Lagos Business School. She is currently in her penultimate year studying Law at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Question 2

Accepted Answer

He has ventured deep underground with NASA scientists to explore the origins of life on Earth and helped recover the Apollo F-1 engines off the floor of the Atlantic Ocean—all on a quest to shed light on some of the most fascinating mysteries on our planet.

Josh’s newest series—set to begin production in mid-2024—is called Explorer At Large (XAL). Produced by Josh’s production company First Light Studios, Explorer At Large seeks to build a bridge between three critical, inter-related topics: 1) Plant Medicines (e.g. the study of consciousness through psychedelics and plant medicine therapies) 2) Water (e.g. our management of and relationship with oceans, wetlands, lakes, rivers, etc.) and 3) Indigenous Wisdom (e.g. the sacred knowledge of native cultures). Think of it as an Indiana-Jones-meets-Jacques-Cousteau-meets-Aldous-Huxley approach to storytelling to help humanity discover and create a sustainable path on Earth.

Prior to his work in television, Josh spent 25 years as a wilderness guide with BOSS, the Boulder Outdoor Survival School, the oldest and largest survival school in the country. Josh first attended BOSS as a student and rose through the ranks from apprentice to instructor to marketing director to president & CEO, which he led for 17 years before selling the company (he remains a member of BOSS’s board of directors).

In addition to his work on television, Josh is a critically-acclaimed author, professional photographer, and public speaker. Josh was born and raised in New York City and studied at Cornell University, where he double-majored in Anthropology & Psychology and double-minored in Near Eastern Studies and Native American Studies. His passions include technical SCUBA diving (cave, wreck, rebreather), admiring/restoring vintage Land Cruisers, and enjoying the occasional Cuban cigar with friends. When not traveling for work, he splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.

More at www.joshbernstein.com.

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2025 Gala Co-Chairs

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2025 Honorees

Young Superhero for Earth Award: Dejea Lyons

Superhero for Earth Award: Maggie Baird

Superhero for Earth Exemplar Award: Steve Koonin

Previous Honorees

2017 Superhero for Earth Award: Mark Ruffalo

2022 Young Superhero for Earth Award: Jerome Foster II

2014 Exemplar Award: Dr. Jane Goodall