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Tzeporah Berman

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Tzeporah Berman found her calling almost accidentally—at a highly controversial logging blockade amid the ancient rainforests of Canada in the early 1990s, where she was arrested along with hundreds of other forest activists. That did not stop her.

Nguy Thi Khanh

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Nguy Thi Khanh remarkably stands out as one of few strong women leaders in Vietnam helping launch a paradigm shift within the power sector—an industry that is often slow and reluctant to change.

Arief Rabik

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“I remember being in Riau, in Sumatra, during the large forest fires in the 1990s, when I witnessed the impacts of deforestation and how climate had changed so much. The landscape was hot and barren. Being in the middle of it was a galvanizing moment.”

Tessa Khan

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Tessa Khan has spent decades supporting grassroots, regional, and international movements for justice and has served as an expert advisor to UN human rights bodies and national governments. She is the founder and executive director of Uplift and a member of the Board of Directors at Climate Breakthrough.

Bruce Nilles

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Bruce Nilles was selected for a Climate Breakthrough Award because he was an outstanding, innovative strategist with a laser focus on mitigating climate change. The Award is designed to help leaders like Bruce who, in the face of long odds, have turned big visions into real-world impact.

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