Participants 2012

Nnimmo Bassey

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)

Nnimmo Bassey is director of the ecological think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Coordinator of Oilwatch International. He was chair of Friends of the Earth International (2008-2012) and...            

Oleg Bodrov

non-governmental non-profit environmental organization Green World

Chairperson, NGO Green World Oleg Bodrov is an engineer-physicist and environmentalist. After finishing his studies at the Leningrad Polytechnic University (1976) as an engineer-physicist he has been engaged...            

Birgit Braun

Aktionsgemeinschaft Artenschutz (AGA) e.V.

Wolfgang E. Burhenne

Inter-Parliamentary Working Centre

Wolfgang E. Burhenne undertakes, in addition to his professional activities, honorary functions including Executive Governor of the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) and Deputy Chair of the...            

Helen Caldicott

PSR/Foundation for Nuclear Free Planet

Caldicott currently divides her time between Australia and the US where she lectures widely. In 1978 she founded the Physicians for Social Responsibility which was awarded the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, she...            

Franz Daschner

Viademica Foundation

Franz Daschner was the first physician who received the German Environmental Award (Deutscher Umweltpreis) for his work. With the prize money, he founded the Foundation Viamedica. The main focus of the...            

Rolf Disch

Rolf Disch founded his own architectural company, Rolf Disch Solar Architecture , in Freiburg in 1969. Disch was responsible for designing and developing the unique rotating solar house in Freiburg,...            

Raoul du Toit

Lowveld Rhino Trust Zimbabwe/International Rhino Foundation

Mr. du Toit has worked on rhino conservation for 25 years, within Zimbabwe as well as at a regional and continental level s (through IUCN’s African Rhino Specialist Group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the...            

Barbara Ehringhaus

ProMONT-BLANC

Barbara Ehringhaus had been working with and in developing countries (Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, Madagascar and India). After that she served as consultant for environmental education and programmes for the...            

Barbara Galletti Vernazzani

Centro de Conservacion Cetacea

Barbara Galletti Vernazzani is a Chilean Civil Hydraulic Engineering. Starting in marine conservation, she was able to overcome challenges and achieve long lasting conservation goals. She has been awarded...