Who would you call if you lost everything after a natural disaster? Steve Trent, founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation, estimates that over 21 million people around the globe are forced out of their homes by extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and wildfires. Together with Isabella Shraiman and his team, they’re advocating for the basic human right to environmental security. The foundation uses filmmaking to expose the stories of people affected by climate injustice, with the aim of mobilising communities and creating policies for change. By revealing human rights violations and providing support to those left homeless or who’ve had to flee their country after a climate disaster, they’re encouraging us all to defend our future and make choices that could protect the planet and its people. Visit ejfoundation.org/get-involved to support their cause. Footage by the Environmental Justice Foundation was used in the creation of this film.
Up Next in Season 2
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Samir Lakhani
Just one percent of households in certain developing countries have access to soap, according to Forbes. Yet two to five million bars of soap are thrown in the trash every day. While on a trip to Cambodia, Samir Lakhani saw a villager washing her newborn baby with laundry detergent. Later on in h...
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Gabriella Leighton
Can caracals survive in the city? The habitat of these lesser-known residents of the Cape Peninsula overlap with urban development, and there are less than 60 of these apex predators remaining. Crucial to their survival is understanding how people and caracals coexist. Gabriella Leighton is an ec...
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Trash Pirates
This pirate crew is festival hopping to claim an unlikely booty - trash. The Waste Naughts and Trash Pirates are a collective of environmental activists tackling the litter created by attendees at large festivals and events, which can amount to up to 100 tonnes a day. To eliminate waste responsib...
