United Nations Environment Program : five climate forerunners named "2025 champions of the Earth"

Five climate forerunners have been named "2025 champions of the Earth" by the UN Environment Programme, announced the organisation on 10/12/2025.

These five personalities are "tackling some of the most urgent challenges of our time: climate justice, methane emissions, sustainable cooling, resilient buildings, and forest conservation".

Were awarded :
• Mariam Issoufou; this French / Nigerien architect "pioneers passive cooling techniques that keep buildings up to 10°C cooler without air conditioning".

• The Brasilian non-profit research institute Imazon "has developed AI deforestation prediction models that inform policies and help law enforcement protect the Amazon rainforest, while promoting sustainable economic growth".

• Supriya Sahu, additionnal chief secretary of the Tamil Nadu Government, "is redefining how communities adapt to extreme heat. Her sustainable cooling and restoration initiatives have created 2.5 million green jobs, expanded forest cover, and improved resilience for 12 million people.

And also :

• Manfredi Caltagirone: As the former head of UNEP’s International…