Dogsled trip to Sermeq Avanardleq, Greenland,
March 12, 2008 (Courtesy of EIS)

To wrap up Earth Week 2016, we’ll be publishing a portal with story links to everyone who has been an Earth Hero on our site since 2013. Here are just a few of the amazing women and men you’ll be able to read about:

Do you recognize this famous biologist and author of over 20 books? photo by Piotr Naskrecki

Shigeru Ban, Richard Attenborough, James Balog, The Yanomami, James Hansen, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tom Knudson, Pete Seeger,  Rachel Sussman, Joel Sartore and more!

Dr Dee Boersma with Magellenic chicks — one of our Environmental Heroes of 2014

Come back at the end of this week!