Interviews

Staffan Widstrand is a world-renowned wildlife photographer and a strong advocate of nature conservation, biodiversity and rewilding. His project Wild Wonders of Europe, which presented the natural heritage of Europe to the World, reached 800 million people and his photos have been published in major media like National Geographic, GEO Magazin, Der Spiegel and many …

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Andrew J. Hoffman is a Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. He came to the Czech Republic to present his book How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate at the Ekofilm festival.  How do you perceive climate change? Are you worried or optimistic? I am pessimistic but hopeful. I think the …

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In 1989, Frank de Winne answered a newspaper job ad. But not a typical one. The European Space Agency (ESA) was searching for new astronauts. He went through a demanding 2,5-year training and waited 10 years to get into space. He spent 198 days in the International Space Station and became the first ESA astronaut …

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One Monday, together with his friends, Jan Bareš went out to the beach and cleaned it up. They cleaned one beach after another together with locals and tourists week by week until an NGO Trash Hero was founded with chapters in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar and Malaysia. Today the NGO is focused on education and …

Jan Bareš: Begin Today and You Can Change the World, Be a Trash Hero! Read More »