Martin Sweet

Martin Sweet

Martin Sweet is the managing director of Primestars, a majority black female-owned youth development and education organisation that supports public schools in under-resourced communities. Since 2010, Primestars programmes — including career guidance, financial...
Carmen Jordaan

Carmen Jordaan

“We need the natural environment,” explains Carmen Jordaan, “but the natural environment does not need us.” This statement is demonstrative of Jordaan’s pragmatic and balanced view on humankind’s relationship with the natural world. It’s a viewpoint that she honed...
Jeremy Shelton

Jeremy Shelton

Jeremy Shelton is a freshwater conservation ecologist at Freshwater Research Centre (FRC), a non-profit organisation that develops solutions for balancing the human need and ecological requirements for water. His research involves understanding the consequences of...
Dr Anton Wolfaardt

Dr Anton Wolfaardt

As a biologist in research, conservation and eco-management, Anton Wolfaardt has dedicated 25 years of his life to protecting endangered seabirds and marine life. Appointed by the non-profit organisation Saving Marion Island’s Seabirds, he manages the Mouse-Free...
Shafick Adams

Shafick Adams

For Shafick Adams, the task of ensuring water security in South Africa is one that rests with us all. As the executive manager at the water research commission, and a recent appointee to the presidential climate commission, he continues to make significant...