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The African Climate Alliance (ACA) is a youth-led, grassroots group fighting for environmental, ecological and social justice in Cape Town and beyond. ACA is dedicated to holding systems of oppression accountable and call for systemic change while uplifting Afrocentric climate solutions and empowering people to act. They organised the first big climate protest in Cape Town in 2019 and work across climate education, intersectionality, and campaigning. They have allies in 8 African countries outside of South Africa.

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Flourishing Diversity (FD) is an organisation that believes both biological and cultural diversity is needed for the world to thrive. The events they produce, the narratives they amplify and the relationships they nurture seek to embolden people to challenge degenerative worldviews that are guided by domination, exploitation and individualism and instead embody regenerative worldviews that are guided by reciprocity, responsibility and respect.

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Native Women’s Wilderness is a collective created to empower native womxn who love the outdoors. The organisation focuses on uplifting the voices of people of colour to be represented in the outdoor movement and fights for indigenous people’s rights to their lands.

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Through bridging the gap between tedious scientific language and combative political arguments, this bi-annual print magazine offers an inviting space to explore how climate change affects society. The creative team at IFLA encourage collaborations of all kind and invite new illustrators, writers, and creatives to work on each issue — widening the perspectives they bring onboard and creating some of the best climate content you'll come across.

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By running local community-serving campaigns, City to Sea is tackling the plastic problem one town at a time. Their goal is to stop plastic at the source by helping communities transition to alternatives. They also offer global and personal campaigns to get involved with. They provide resources, advice, and a community to ensure your success in attempting to change your own plastic habits; all with the hope of helping stop the pollution of our oceans - as all actions are connected to the sea.

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Diversify Outdoors is a big community of organisations who are redefining what the outdoor and conservation movements look like. The collective breaks down the harmful stereotypes put on nature and how people exits in it. With an accompanying job board, Diversify Outdoors is a comprehensive online platform with resources, events and opportunities to engage in a truly diverse community that uplifts marginalised voices.

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Hundreds of organizations, networks, movements, and groups form Youth Collective. The main factor in common is they are all led by or serving young people, with the belief that young people can lead change. This collective provides funding opportunities, networking and collaboration with other members, events, as well as training resources. This is a growing directory of youth Civil society organizations worldwide.

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Namati is an international organisation that empowers grassroots groups to protect the rights of communities. Namati provides legal expertise to disadvantaged communities, advocates for people’s right and enforces environmental laws. Namati work to address health injustice, land and environmental injustice and citizenship injustice.

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Shado is a multimedia platform driving change at the intersection of arts, activism, and academia. Shado has its name after the four main pillars of their work: See, Hear, Act and Do. They publish an online and print magazine, run a series of events, and produce creative projects, working towards social and climate justice. Shado is a collaborative platform uplifting the voices of grassroots activists and they have worked with the likes of Michaela Loch and Nadeem Perera, two inspiring young intersectional activists.

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The Sustainable Fashion Forum (SSF) is a network and community of slow fashion advocates that spark conversations about fair fashion and planetary exploitation. SSF started as a digital platform but has transcended into an annual offline conference. Normally held in LA, this year the SSF went all digital with a four day celebration of all things sustainable fashion including workshops, events, networking opportunities, speakers and more.

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Stop Ecocide push towards making ecocide a crime at the International Criminal Court, through both high-level advocacy and grassroots campaigns. They work with international criminal lawyers, researchers and diplomats to ensure that, one day not too far from now, destroying the natural world will no longer go unpunished.

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One Up Action is a youth-led organization supporting marginalized youth by providing resources to tackle the climate crisis in their community. They have Action Chapters in over 35 countries across the globe. Each of these chapters can pursue their own campaigns to best support their own community; One Up Action then just provides resources to make those campaigns happen.

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Isaias Hernandez runs the platform Queer Brown Vegan, advocating for queer rights, environmental and social justice by unlearning what we know and bringing an intersectional perspective on current issues. In addition to social media, Isaias has created environmental resources on his website that bring together creativity and science to educate about climate change issues.

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Gang Of Witches is a collective of artists, filmmakers, illustrators, journalists and musicians who explore the human condition and our collective cultural experiences through an ecofeminist and social justice lens. The gang have published a book, fine art and music all discussing the role of the patriarchy in modern society. They produce two podcasts, one about the reconstruction of society and one about ecofeminism, and also put on three annual art events exploring alternative futures.

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Led by Fridays for Future youth climate groups, Climate Live is a new initiative to bring awareness to the climate crisis through music. Music has the power to unite people, bring awareness and create change, which is exactly what Climate Lives hopes to achieve. On October 16th 2021 there will be simultaneous global climate concerts in more than 40 countries. Through the power of music, musicians, activists and scientists will take to the stage to confront their leaders about climate inaction. Can you hear us yet?

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For a scholarly critical engagement with the different aspects of climate change, then head to Atmos’s online magazine publication. Each magazine is put together by an variety of creatives, ranging from adventurers to journalists to photographers and creatives. Each piece is a thoughtful exploration of our climate and culture. And each piece is only elevated by the incredibly talent of the artists that contribute.

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy organization focused on creating national policies to address climate change. With over 580 active chapters across the world, Citizens’ Climate Lobby builds political support for climate action in-line with local culture and politics. They train volunteers to build relationships with elected officials, the media, and their own local community.

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Dj’s for Climate Action aim to harness the cultural influence of Dance Music and DJ culture to generate climate actions and solutions, by giving musical artists opportunities to use their skill and engage in climate dialogue. With events, original music, campaigns and more, there is something for all music lovers to get involved!

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Creatives for Climate is a global network bringing together creative thinking and climate activism. They leverage the power of the creative industries to see problems from fresh angles and think outside the box. Collectively, Creatives for Climate ignite action through talks, seminars, events, and creative challenges, and influence change by facilitating campaigns on the ground through branding, poster design, and communication strategy.

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Climate Camp Scotland is a group of activists who are actively protesting against the reliance on fossil fuels by the Scottish government. They want to see a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and to normalise direct action for climate justice. Climate Camp is an active anti oppression group who stand with front line workers in the fossil fuel industry and advocate for their rights to green jobs.

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Playtivism is in the heart of all Fine Acts does. The simple combination of play and activism can be seen in their creative campaigns, artwork, and collaborations. They commission artists to create impactful art that can be used for free by activists, bridging the gap between activism and art. Through a collaboration with TED, they selected artists to create an art installation about the climate crisis and have worked with the European Cultural Foundation to create artwork expressing solidarity within the EU.

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The UK Student Climate Network is a group of youth strikers that aim to mobilize and support youth strikes across the UK. They protest for mass systematic change through organizing campaigns, strikes as well as educational tools to help schools develop a more inclusive knowledge database. Their aim is to bring about a social change that develops a sustainable form of living and puts people above profit.

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Born from a love of oceans by British surfers, Finisterre designs functional, high-quality and sustainable men’s and women’s clothing. They aim to close the loop in their production, becoming a fully circular brand. Beyond apparel, Finisterre has launched an ocean activist training camp, bringing together leaders in the space to give ocean lovers free, on-demand content. The Sea7 project is a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive toolkit with an aim to inspire everyone to become ocean activists.

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Hosted by Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, Climate Fringe is a platform to share events and connect with other climate organizations. In a simple and effective layout, anyone can search and find events across the climate community. Missed an event? Good news, because they put up recordings of past events, so you can catch up on any climate related workshop, speaker, and more!

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The biannual print publication Ethos is a hub for all things business. The magazine explores how we have been doing business, why it’s failed, and highlights what companies are doing to change business as usual. Their stories cover entrepreneurs, business models, and even cities in the search for a new way of doing business in a way that doesn’t sacrifice the planet, and our happiness. The magazine’s stunning illustration and simple design are bound to draw you in and take you on a journey to find a new business venture.

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Green Faith is building a worldwide, multi-faith climate and environmental movement. People of faith make up over 80% of the world’s population and it is Green Faiths goal to work within these communities to learn, grow, and act. Their vision is to have spiritual and religious communities everywhere generate a moral awakening to the sacredness of the earth and build a caring, connected, and cooperative global community and economy.

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Depression and anxiety is more prevalent in society than ever. Research shows that one of the top 5 leading causes that contribute to people experiencing anxiety is climate change. The Climate Journal Project aims to bring people together while addressing climate anxiety and what can be done to help it. By creating a space for people to discuss, journal and find solace, The Climate Journal Project helps facilitate the move from hopelessness to action.

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A privacy-friendly search engine that runs on renewable energy, is climate negative, and plants trees where they’re needed the most. Ecosia employs its ad revenue to fund tree planting and adopts an inclusive, empowering and integrated approach that benefits nature and local communities in equal measure. It works in the same way as any other search engine does, so it's extremely easy for anyone to make the switch!

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The Mangrove Action Project (MAP) is a US based non profit conservation and restoration organisation. MAP’s mission is to bring awareness about mangroves and preserve, conserve and restore mangroves all over the world. MAP works with local communities, policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to protect these biodiverse ecosystems.

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Climate Conversations developed a program to help us engage in conversations about climate change with our loved ones. Their goal is to create a space for meaningful discussions about our responsibility to earth and what it means to protect its’ future. With a grassroots approach, they train dozens of facilitators to go back into their own communities and continue the conversations. They also provide these conversations large for private corporations, as well as civil society organizations.

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Climate Town is run by comedian Rollie Williams and a group of climate activists aiming to add comedy to the climate space. Climate Town creates social media and video content with quick wit and humour to discuss in depth environmental problems while giving a rundown of how we got there.

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The movement behind Story of Stuff was created in 2007, after the release of a documentary with the same name. The movie explored the endless consumption we in the West participate in and the disparities between who has stuff and who doesn’t. To continue this conversation and to provide actionable solutions, the founder Annie Leonard created Story of Stuff. The organization continues to produce films, with their latest release The Story of Plastic being Emmy nominated.

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The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) fights for workers rights in the garment and fashion industry. By cutting labour costs wherever possible, fast fashion companies are not only exploiting the environment but the people they employ. CCC advocates for living wages, safe working conditions and environmental policies be implemented in the global fashion industry.

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EarthMinutes is a collaborative team of scientific researchers, communicators and environmental activists. They aim to make environmental learning accessible for all by producing approachable films, digital communication campaigns, talks and workshops. Their Now Series of mini-documentaries explores environmental topics and innovative solutions like Slow Fashion, Climate Optimism and more.

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Music Declares Emergency is a collective of music lovers, artists and industry professionals who are taking a stance against the political inaction concerning climate change. So far 2842 artists, 1243 organisations and 1352 individuals have signed their declaration announcing their concern over the ecological and climate emergency. Through the power of music they are calling on governments to take immediate action to lower emissions and take meaningful action.

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Climate in Colour is an online educational platform (and an amazing Instagram account 😍 ) founded by Joycelyn Longdon, a PhD student exploring the intersection of social justice and climate change. Joycelyn provides in-depth courses on topics like The Colonial History of Climate or Just Food: Security vs. Sovereignty, while also offering practical tips in an approachable format. What's not to love!

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Jaguar Siembra is a community regenerative agriculture initiative for and by indigenous people in Colombia. ​They are creating a living food forest by planting trees that will provide food security and creates an environmentally friendly and sustainable global food system with indigenous communities and farmers. Jaguar Siembra puts ancient wisdom and traditional ecological knowledge at the heart of everything they do and produce films and videos uplifting indigenous knowledge and food systems.

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London-based Hubbub takes a community-led approach to climate action, designing campaigns and projects that focus on implementing local change. Their projects range from community fridges, recycling phones, encouraging sustainable food systems to producing a podcast and launching a cycle hub. Hubbub focuses on strategically designing its campaigns and share the results of its initiatives for others to learn more.

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The UK government declared a climate emergency in 2019, vowing to cut emissions and invest in a green future. But very little has been done to keep this promise. The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE bill) has been drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and environmentalists specifically to reverse the climate and ecological breakdown we're facing. The Alliance is asking UK politicians to back the bill and bring it to Parliament, and so far 110 MPs from 8 parties have come onboard to support it!

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The Greats is a platform that both commissions and allows artists to upload their artwork for free, for activists and justice advocates to use. Their extensive library covers multiple themes from Climate & Environment to Black Lives Matter, with hundreds of artworks to download. Users are free to download, publish and alter the artworks as long as they are credited.

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We Don’t Have Time is a movement that leverages the power of social media to hold leaders and companies accountable for climate change and generate solutions. Anyone can download their app and create a profile. Then each user can give reviews to companies, public figures, organizations – these can be congratulating on good news, suggesting a new way of doing things, or urging someone to stop doing something harmful to the environment. It is a social media platform to enact change.

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Flock Together is a birdwatching collective for people of colour in the UK. They aim to reclaim green spaces and help people of colour rebuild a relationship with natural spaces they've too often felt marginalised from. The pillars of their organisation are building community, challenging perceptions, showing the benefits of nature, championing ecological protection, offering mental health support, and providing creative mentorship for the next generation.

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Latino communities are disproportionately underrepresented in the outdoor movement, conservation and environmental education. Latino Outdoors is a community that inspires, encourages and connect Latino communities with the outdoors. They advocate for safe, accessible and diverse outdoor spaces where Latino history and culture is respected. Latino Outdoors hosts events and outings to help people connect with nature.

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This is a network for individuals that work within architecture or any related built professions that are passionate about addressing climate and ecological breakdown. With direct action of political campaigning and lobbying, this network has three goals; decarbonize now, ecological regeneration, and cultural transformation to redefine the values at the heart of the profession. This platform acts as a space for education, in order to start a conversation, build a community, and take action.

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LION is Black-led collective committed to mobilizing a network of BAME land stewards, by striving for access to land and affirming the right to grow and live in safe, sustainable communities. In the UK, communities of colour are 60% less likely to be able to access green space and natural environments than their white counterparts. So LION recognizes the need for reparations in land ownership by connecting land and climate justice with racial justice.

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Julie’s Bicycle mobilises climate action in arts and creative spaces. Through consultancy, education and green programmes, Julie’s Bicycle works with arts and culture organisations to go net zero, champion environmental justice and inspire the public to take action. Founded by the music industry, the charity also drives creative climate action through collaborative art installations, activism and empowerment with a particular focus on diversity.

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Impact-tech company Doconomy is reinventing the role financial tools can have in the fight against climate change. Their lifestyle calculator gives you an easy overview of your carbon footprint, so you can take action and their carbon labelling tools gives businesses power to calculate the carbon footprints of their products to give consumers more purchasing power. Through the use of their financial tools, Doconomy is both educating and driving positive climate action.

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Climate Optimist is an organisation using optimism as a tool to create community, share solutions and advocate a future without social and environmental injustices. Climate Optimist believes that no matter who you are, you can turn your optimism into action.

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Through advocacy, education, and action, this incredible women-led organisation based in Uganda is disrupting the white saviour narrative perpetuated by international aid — and, yes, also by many conservation orgs. They do so by platforming inspiring black and indigenous activists and amplifying the voices of those who are proactively transforming their own communities and being agents of change.

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Protect Our Winters or POW, is an international collaborative organisation of outdoor enthusiasts protecting the places they love from climate change. By empowering outdoor lovers to become climate advocates, POW is building a movement to shift norms and policies from harmful to carbon neutral.

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The Bad Activist Collective is an intersectional group of young change-makers who were inspired by Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist to create a community of bad activists. They normalise being an imperfect activist, making mistakes, learning, failing and growing. The international collective has a fresh take on advocacy, exploring ways of moving forward in the world as better activists for people and the planet.

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The human rights organisation Climate Refugees fights for the rights of those displaced by climate related causes. Through research, storytelling, raising awareness and challenging policies they lift the voices of those people who are forced to leave their homes and live as climate refugees.

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Indigenous communities in Brazil are facing human rights, social, and climate injustices. Choose Earth is a campaign lead by indigenous people to expose these systemic issues and fight to create an equal and just future, for the people of Brazil and the planet. Indigenous people live in synergy with ecosystems and biodiversity and have far greater knowledge about environmental conservation than most. Choose Earth aims to bring this knowledge to the forefront of the environmental movement by investing in indigenous knowledge.

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Solution-focused Icarus Complex deep dives into the issues surrounding climate change. Icarus Complex, as the name suggestions, aims to dissect the icarus complex humanity is facing, namely our over-ambitious, narcissistic relationship to the planet. With a specific focus on grassroots movement building, the biannual printed magazine explores creative solutions to the crisis we face. Their online hub is a community building platform with a database and a journal, allowing people to take action and learn more.

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Surfers Against Sewage is a charity that focuses on creating community projects and campaigns to better protect our beaches and oceans. They do this through education, volunteering, beach cleans, parliamentary events and advocacy to create change. They started out solely as surfers who loved the ocean addressing sewage spills and pollution, now they work with multiple community groups in a variety of realms like policy, education, and clean-ups, all still with the hope to protect our oceans.

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The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) is a hub for grassroots community action groups to organise, create lasting solutions and push back against inaction. With a particular focus on social justice, intersectionality and community collaboration, the Climate Justice Alliance is fostering effective climate action all over the US.

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Both a digital platform and a group of physical libraries in London allowing users to borrow a range of items, from household essentials to lesser-used tools. A cost-effective and waste-reducing alternative to defaulting to the impulse of buying everything you might ever need. What if we could re-program the need to own piles of stuff?

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The Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO) is founded on the principles of queer, feminist and decolonial theory to create alternative solutions to environmental degradation and the climate crisis while uplifting marginalised voices. IQECO works to deconstruct human-centric ecological hierarchies to explore the intricate relationships that exist in nature through producing artwork, programming and exhibitions.

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Force of Nature is a youth led movement that encourages people with eco anxiety to turn their worries into action. A lot of young people feel a powerlessness in the fight against climate change which can lead to inaction. Force of Nature empowers people to become forces of nature themselves through their facilitator network of students, educators and decision makers.

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Outdoor Afro is at the forefront of the outdoor movement. The organisation empowers Black people to form connections with nature and become leaders while addressing systemic racial issues limiting Black people’s access to the outdoors. Outdoor Afro aims to bring diversity and inclusion to outdoor recreation, nature, and conservation. They host local meet ups and have community groups all over America.

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Founded by activist Leah Thomas, Intersectional Environmentalist (IE) is a platform that brings social justice to the forefront of the environmental movement. IE highlights the relationships between injustices done to marginalised communities and the planet. Their website acts as an online resource hub for all things social and environmental injustice and dismantle, IE’s podcast, features inspiring activists like Aditi Mayor and Abby Thomas in thought provoking discussions around systems of oppression as it pertains to the climate movement.

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Resource Generation is an organisation run by young people in the US with wealth and class privilege working towards redistributing land, wealth and power to create an equal society. Resource Generation’s mission is that all communities will have equal access to power, wealth and opportunities in the future.

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Future Leap is a sustainable co-working hub and consultancy business in Bristol. The carbon neural hub is a creative centre for sustainable innovations, solutions and collaborations which includes an ethical café, an exhibition space and an eco-lifestyle shop. Future Leap is also apart of the Future Economy Network, a sustainable collaborative for businesses to share ideas and network.

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Communities of colour are disproportionately affected by climate change, however are rarely given space and representation in the environmental movement. Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE) aims to change the narrative and create an empowered community of black women, girls and non-binary environmentalists. The platform is run by a collective of young black women who uplift other women of colour in the environmental movement to create a more accurate depiction of what the climate movement actually looks like.

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Wildscreen combines the art of filmmaking and storytelling with conservation to convey the urgency of protecting our planet. Their work centres three main projects: Wildscreen Exchange, Wilscreen Festival and the Wildscreen Network. The exchange is a way for conservation NGOs to access free wildlife photography, the film festival is an annual Bristol-based event that brings together the best of wildlife films and the network is a collaborative membership for filmmakers and natural history enthusiasts.

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Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) is an organisation working to make the climate change conversation more diverse. The platform advocates for indigenous rights, environmental and social justice by upholding Indigenous Peoples’ inherent right and authority to make decisions about their well-being. ICA holds online and in person gatherings to amplify voices of indigenous communities in Canada. ICA works in four main ways: gatherings, amplifying indigenous voices, providing resources and tools and supporting Indigenous sovereignty.

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IEN is a North American based organisation aimed at bringing together indigenous communities concerned over environmental issues. Indigenous land have for decades been exploited, deforested and stolen without a care for the communities who depend on them. The IEN questions these practices, amplifies the voices of the indigenous communities and empowers grassroots environmental indigenous initiatives. With a particular focus on indigenous feminism and climate justice the IEN promotes an intersectional solution to the climate crisis.

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Take Climate Action is a campaign by Friends of the Earth that connects activists to local groups in their area and gives them the information they need to push councils to act on the climate crisis. Take Climate Action acts as a hub for local community groups to take more effective action by providing resources and training in climate organizing, effective communication, and community mobilizing. Their regular training sessions are run by experienced activists who teach groups how to connect to local consituates.

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Museums for Climate Action is reimagining how museums can act as a vital part of climate action. They give museums the tools they need to become effective climate communicators, enable action and be a part of climate solutions. In addition to museum toolkits, Museums for Climate Change has created an in-person exhibition showcasing how museums can be a catalyst for climate action. The project, which is a collection of 8 exhibitions created by teams around the world, is located at Glasgow Science Centre and will remain open for COP26.

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Venture Out Project provides a fun and safe space for queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ people to experience the outdoors. They do this through backpacking trips, camping trips, camps, and more. Along with the wilderness trips, Venture Out provides education and support to help schools and organizations affirm their LGBTQ+ community members.

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I-Collective is founded on the four core principles of indigenous, inspired, innovative, and independent. A collective of Indigenous chefs, activists, herbalists, and knowledge keepers, I-Collective promotes community resilience through strong indigenous food traditions and sustainable food growing methods. Their project named ‘A Gathering Basket’ is a collaborative multimedia cookbook that highlights indigenous narratives and decolonizes the American food system.

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Going by the name Brown Girl Green (BGG) on social media, Kristy Drutman is an environmentalist and educator who advocates for a more intersectional environmental dialogue. In addition to her Instagram and YouTube channel, she has a podcast by the same name, Brown Girl Green, where she’s joined by pioneers in the sustainability movement to discuss intersectional environmental issues.

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Ocean Bottle is the reusable water bottle that makes an impact. For each bottle sold, they fund the collection of 1,000 ocean-bound plastic bottles in weight. The plastic collection provides residents of costal communities with sustainable livelihood opportunities, alleviating poverty and strengthening local economies.

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Climate Cardinals is an international youth-led nonprofit working to make the climate movement more accessible to those who don’t speak English. With over 600 volunteers they aim to translate climate documents into over 150+ languages making, knowledge about this emergency accessible to all.

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Colour the Trails is an organisation advocating for diversity in public and outdoor spaces. They are a diverse and inclusive community of BIPoC, LGBTQ+ and ally nature lovers encouraged to be the change they want to see in the world. Colour the Trails host events, group hikes, advocate for social justice and work with businesses, brands and partners to bring people outside.

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Good on you is the most extensive (and beautifully designed!) directory for sustainable brands, helping you connect to better fashion. They research every brand in-depth and rate it according to its impact on the planet, animals, and human rights. They have created a fast and enjoyable way to find your dream fashion brand online without having to compromise on sustainability!

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Brave Trails is an American based organisation that hosts summer camps, workshops, leadership training, mentorship training and other events for LGBTQIA+ youth. Brave Trails was founded out of the need to create safe spaces where LGBTQIA+ youth can build community, friendships and connect with nature.

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In May 2021, three activists filed a lawsuit against the UK government in a case against using public money to further oil and gas companies. After signing the Paris agreement in 2016, the UK government has continued to pay billions of public money to North Sea oil and gas companies. Lead by Michaela Loch, Kairin van Sweeden and Jeremy Cox, Paid to Pollute aims to hold companies like Shell and BP accountable while diverting public money away from polluting industries.

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Climate Action LAb is a collective of LA residents building community and finding ways of taking local climate action. The space is a place for young people of LA to learn, connect and collectively imagine what a green future for the city will look like. The woman-led team (with help of their mascot Sunny) brings out the forward-looking side of LA to help people reconnect to their environments and make meaningful change.

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Clever Carbon is making it easy and interesting to understand your carbon footprint. Through quizzes and resources detailing the carbon footprint of the food we buy, Clever Carbon is making it easy to make carbon conscious decisions. Their goal is to make it second nature for consumers to check the carbon footprint of an item before purchasing.

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As the name suggests, Zero Waste Daniel is a 100% zero waste clothing company founded and run by Daniel Silverstein. By sourcing dead stock fabrics from the textile industry in New York, Daniel and his team create unique, gender neutral pieces by hand. He is the inventor of the closed loop production system called ReRoll that leaves no fabric to be wasted. Aside from running a clothing business, Daniel uses social media to inspire others to reuse fabric in creative and fun ways.

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Summer Dean, going by Climate Diva on social media, is a writer, content creator and model who uses social media to talk about sustainable living and the climate crisis. She is passionate about making sustainable living fun, non-daunting and intersectional while addressing social, political and economic issues. She is also the founder of Climate For All, a website and newsletter making climate action fun and accessible to the everyday activist.

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Soap Box Project are a group of San Francisco-based girls who run what we think might be the best newsletter in the climate movement 😉 They take a monthly topic (e.g. fast fashion, electric cars, etc.) and break it down over four weeks. In the first week, you'll receive articles to read. Then, you'll get a video or podcast to check out. The third week is all about action, so you can tackle the issue head-on. Then the final week offers space for reflection. All of this straight to your inbox, in an easy-to-read, enjoyable format!

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This coalition of civil society organizations includes environment, faith and belief groups, international development organizations, trade and student unions and community groups. These groups come together around specific campaigns with the intention to pressure the Scottish government to take direct action against climate change. Each campaign has direct objectives and descriptions of how these will be achieved, making each step in the process transparent and accountable.

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Restless Development train, mentor, nurture and connect young leaders in 74 countries, with a very localized approach. Their network is helping identify issues that matter to younger generations and local communities, and train talented, dedicated youth in a variety of fields to tackle these challenges head-on.

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Slow Fashion Movement (SFM) is an international organisation that aims to unite people and create a diverse community of fashion and planet lovers. The online community has local groups all over the world that organise and educate on the exploitative nature of fast fashion, for people and for planet. SFM has a focus on creating a diverse conversation and employ an intersectional way of working towards a sustainable future.

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Hosted by Kamea Chayne, an intersectional activist, the Green Dreamer Podcast explores personal and planetary healing and ecological regeneration. Green Dreamer also offers a 10-week audio-based program of daily creative prompts and imagination practices, mindfulness and goal-setting planners, and other multimedia projects attempting to unravel the dominant narratives stunting our imaginations and helping us on the path of abundance and wellness.

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Based in Scotland, the 2050 Climate Group empowers young change makers to take action for the climate. The not-for-profit runs multiple programmes aimed at brining inclusivity, intersectionality and diversity to the climate movement. Their Young Leaders Development Programme (YLDP), brings 18-35 year old people together to develop skills to take action on climate change in their personal, professional and civic lives.

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Climarte is an Australian initiative to bring together the arts and climate science to inform, educate and inspire action. They focus on three main pillars of action: producing art events, facilitate discussions in an open forum and creating an alliance of artists who take effective and creative climate action.

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Grist is a non-profit, independent media organisation that focuses on telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Grist’s goal is to report on the connection between social justice and climate justice; telling stories of the people working for a brighter future and inspiring their readers. Topics range from politics, culture, equity, energy and more!

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Known for dancing in heels on hiking trails, the drag queen Pattie Gonia is bringing queer issues to the forefront of the climate movement. Through their platform, Pattie Gonia is combining their love for the outdoors with all things drag! To encourage change and make the environmental movement more intersectional, Pattie Gonia created a public job board to get queer-identifying people hired in the outdoors and environmental sectors.

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Sunrise Movement is a collective community of young people making their voices heard in the climate sector. They believe mobilising and empowering young people is vital to combatting climate change. Sunrise employs an intersectional, collaborative approach that focuses on actionable solutions to save the planet.

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The key aim of Climate Outreach is to involve and engage people in climate change. Their website acts as a hub for climate change resources, workshops, online events, and they even manage a visual library of only evidence-based and impact focused climate photography called Climate Visuals. Climate Outreach conducts research and recently did a study on people in Britain, dividing them into 7 types of climate concerned people. This framework helps communicate the climate crisis more effectively.

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The online platform Outdoor Asian is building Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in the outdoors. Through in person events and online gatherings, Outdoor Asian promotes diversity outdoors and encourages API to take up space in nature. They currently have six chapters in the US with people all over the world joining the community online. They share API stories of triumphs and challenges to uplift the community.

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Mothers of Invention is a brilliant podcast that platforms the stories of black, brown and indigenous women who have been innovating from the front lines of climate change all over the world. With a solutions-oriented narrative, every episode explores a different interviewee's story, from activism in the streets, to boardrooms, courtrooms and more. As MoI say — climate change is a man-made problem with a feminist solution!

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Founded and based in California, Back Beat Co. is a fashion brand that values people, planet and then profit. Their relaxed styles are made with sustainable fabrics, like recycled cotton, linen and hemp, that reduce waste in production. Back Beat Co. is a fully transparent company who champions workers rights and takes action. By partnering with Intersectional Environmentalist (an environmental education and activism platform), they help fund grassroots climate change activism.

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This youth led international organisation and platform both educates and empowers youth to take effective action on climate change. The non-profit aims to inspire and engage young people to become change makers and address social justice in the environmental movement through webinars, events and a digital toolkit.

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Madre is an international women’s human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women’s organizations to address economic and environmental justices, women’s health, gender-based violence, and advocate for peace building. Their goal is to help build women’s capacity to mobilize change within community organizations through funding, sharing knowledge and tools to build infrastructure, as well as legal advocacy.

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A youth-led group of passionate rewilding advocates, promoting a 'DIY-ilding' approach: a grassroots process driven not only by the wish to protect ‘what’s left’, but by an exciting vision of reinvigorated wilderness with benefits to both people and wildlife. Their work is rooted in the values of participation, knowledge sharing and community empowerment. DIY-ilding works at all scales, supports sustainable nature-based economies, and is inclusive towards anyone with a dream to wild!

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Thanks in Advance is a website raising awareness about the environmental footprint of our online activities. The website is a showcase of low impact web design, being 97% greener than the average website. On this web space, science, math and creative marketing come together to tell the story of our little-known online energy consumption.