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Mechtild Rössler is the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and has worked at the organization for almost 30 years holding different positions, including overseeing the Cultural Heritage Treaty Section, Programme Specialist for Natural Heritage and cultural landscapes, Chief of Europe and North America, and Chief of the Policy and Statutory Meeting Section. She also managed the team of the History, Memory and Dialogue Section (HMD) dealing with the Slave Route, Silk Road Platform and the UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. She has published and co-authored 13 books and more than 100 articles, including, together with Christina Cameron, “Many voices, one vision: the early history of the World Heritage Convention”.· https://whc.unesco.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“The problem doesn’t really reside there. The problem is that people have gotten used to thinking about water as a technical issue that can be solved by somebody sitting in a room somewhere with a white coat. The reality is that the history of water shows that this is probably the most political and salient issue of society–How we share the resources that make it possible for us to live is a fundamentally political problem. And in nations that live together under a social contract is fundamentally a constitutional problem. So my hope is that we elevate water to a much higher level of political discourse.”Giulio Boccaletti, Ph.D., is a globally recognized expert on natural resource security and environmental sustainability. Trained as a physicist and climate scientist, he holds a doctorate from Princeton University, where he was a NASA Earth Systems Science Fellow. He has been a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partner of McKinsey & Company, and the chief strategy officer of The Nature Conservancy, one of the largest environmental organizations in the world. He is an Honorary Research Associate in the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. He writes on environmental issues for news media, and is an expert contributor to the World Economic Forum, which elected him as one of its Young Global Leaders. His work on water has been featured in the PBS documentary series H2O: The Molecule that Made Us. His new book, "Water, A Biography" is published by Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House. He lives in London.· www.giulioboccaletti.com · www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602733/water-by-giulio-boccaletti/· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Giulio Boccaletti, Ph.D., is a globally recognized expert on natural resource security and environmental sustainability. Trained as a physicist and climate scientist, he holds a doctorate from Princeton University, where he was a NASA Earth Systems Science Fellow. He has been a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partner of McKinsey & Company, and the chief strategy officer of The Nature Conservancy, one of the largest environmental organizations in the world. He is an Honorary Research Associate in the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. He writes on environmental issues for news media, and is an expert contributor to the World Economic Forum, which elected him as one of its Young Global Leaders. His work on water has been featured in the PBS documentary series H2O: The Molecule that Made Us. His new book, "Water, A Biography" is published by Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House. He lives in London.· www.giulioboccaletti.com · www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602733/water-by-giulio-boccaletti/· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Mike Davis has been the CEO of Global Witness since 2020, having previously served as Director of Campaigns, Planning and Evaluation for three years. During this time Mike has overseen the development of a new Global Witness strategy with a strong emphasis on abuses of power driving climate crisis. Mike first joined Global Witness in 2003, holding numerous roles, including exposing corruption in the Myanmar jade business and writing two ground-breaking exposes on corruption in Cambodia, both of which were banned by the Cambodian Government.· www.globalwitness.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Mike Davis has been the CEO of Global Witness since 2020, having previously served as Director of Campaigns, Planning and Evaluation for three years. During this time Mike has overseen the development of a new Global Witness strategy with a strong emphasis on abuses of power driving climate crisis. Mike first joined Global Witness in 2003, holding numerous roles, including exposing corruption in the Myanmar jade business and writing two ground-breaking exposes on corruption in Cambodia, both of which were banned by the Cambodian Government.· www.globalwitness.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info· "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

“Climate scientists forecast that we will see more pandemics, more sickness in people. We have about 8 million people from air pollution every year around the world. So if we want to save their lives so that they do not become ill, we have to stop air pollution. Climate protection is the best contribution to healthcare for humankind.”Hans-Josef Fell was a member of German Parliament from 1998 to 2013 where he drafted the 2000 Renewable Energy Sources Act. This law has since been replicated over 100 times and can be seen as the legal prototype for the rollout of renewables.  In 2006, with a group of other parliamentarians and scientists, Fell created the Energy Watch Group, wherein as president, he utilizes his vast expertise in energy and climate politics to foster political dialogue and public discourse. Fell has received many accolades for his work including the Lui Che Woo Prize for his lifetime achievement in environmental and climate policy, the order of merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Nuclear-Free Future Award. · www.energywatchgroup.org · hans-josef-fell.de/en/ · www.creativeprocess.info· www.oneplanetpodcast.org

Hans-Josef Fell was a member of German Parliament from 1998 to 2013 where he drafted the 2000 Renewable Energy Sources Act. This law has since been replicated over 100 times and can be seen as the legal prototype for the rollout of renewables.  In 2006, with a group of other parliamentarians and scientists, Fell created the Energy Watch Group, wherein as president, he utilizes his vast expertise in energy and climate politics to foster political dialogue and public discourse. Fell has received many accolades for his work including the Lui Che Woo Prize for his lifetime achievement in environmental and climate policy, the order of merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Nuclear-Free Future Award. · www.energywatchgroup.org · hans-josef-fell.de/en/ · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org

"I'm a deep believer in the values of democracy, human rights, and the system where civil society and people play a key role in the discussions about society and also assuming responsibility, whether it's through labor unions, youth organizations…I think one key solution at the level of society is more equality. More equal societies bring a lot of advantages. I think that is a critical component to building a sustainable society. We cannot pretend that the current distribution of wealth on this planet between countries and within countries is a fertile ground for longterm sustainability. It isn’t."Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org This interview is the first in our new One Planet Podcast series, which is available both on The Creative Process and on its own channel from the end of March. The podcast features environmental groups and notable changemakers from around the world, including European Environment Agency, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, EarthLife Africa, One Tree Planted, Global Witness, Earth System Governance Project, Marine Stewardship Council, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Association des Amis de la Nature, Forest Stewardship Council, Polar Bears International, and many others.

Hans Bruyninckx is the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. He is a political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in global environmental governance, climate change, and sustainable development. Previous to his work at EEA, he was head of the HIVA Research Institute and of the Political Science department at KU Leuven, senior member of the interdisciplinary Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and promoter-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Transitions for Sustainable Development.· https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/executive-director · https://www.eea.europa.eu/ · www.oneplanetpodcast.org "Rebirth" by Juan Sánchez is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

“Is it okay that you benefit at the expense of everyone and everything else? Is that a way that you really feel like you are winning at life? If not, then reconsider what you’re doing and just realize that we all live in this inextricably connected closed sphere in the middle of space. Anything that harms one area harms every area. There is nobody who can escape dirty air, dirty water, dirty food, economic political disruptions, etc. We’re all in this together. So don’t fool yourself by thinking somehow you’re going to come out this unscathed and having ‘won’ while everybody else loses.”Ibrahim AlHusseini was born in Jordan and raised in Saudi Arabia by parents who are Palestinian refugees. He emigrated to the United States in the 1990s to attend college at the University of Washington and he currently resides in Los Angeles. AlHusseini is a venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and environmentalist. He is the founder and CEO of FullCycle, an investment company accelerating the deployment of climate-restoring technologies. AlHusseini is also the founder and managing partner of The Husseini Group.· fullcycle.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Ibrahim AlHusseini was born in Jordan and raised in Saudi Arabia by parents who are Palestinian refugees. He emigrated to the United States in the 1990s to attend college at the University of Washington and he currently resides in Los Angeles. AlHusseini is a venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and environmentalist. He is the founder and CEO of FullCycle, an investment company accelerating the deployment of climate-restoring technologies. AlHusseini is also the founder and managing partner of The Husseini Group.· fullcycle.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“A lot of people think climate change is about avoiding the extinction of mankind. In my opinion, climate change is about putting pressure on society and disrupting society to an extent that it can't function properly anymore. So my greatest fear is that if we don't combat climate change, the weather extremes will hit us with a frequency and intensity that we will not be able to recover after each impact. And then we will start to fight with each other.” Anders Levermann is a professor at the Physics Institute of Postdam University, Germany, as well as an adjunct senior research scientist of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York. Levermann’s research focuses on climate dynamics and its social-economic impact. His work is used to advise political and economic stakeholders on the issue of climate change. Levermann has been involved in the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2004. He is a member of the scientific advisory body of UNEP Finance Initiative’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. He is also the head of global economic stability project Zeean. · www.pik-potsdam.de/~anders/ · www.pik-potsdam.de/en/output/transfer/projects/zeean· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“A lot of people think climate change is about avoiding the extinction of mankind. In my opinion, climate change is about putting pressure on society and disrupting society to an extent that it can't function properly anymore. So my greatest fear is that if we don't combat climate change, the weather extremes will hit us with a frequency and intensity that we will not be able to recover after each impact. And then we will start to fight with each other.” Anders Levermann is a professor at the Physics Institute of Potsdam University, Germany, as well as an adjunct senior research scientist of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York. Levermann’s research focuses on climate dynamics and its social-economic impact. His work is used to advise political and economic stakeholders on the issue of climate change. Levermann has been involved in the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2004. He is a member of the scientific advisory body of UNEP Finance Initiative’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. He is also the head of global economic stability project Zeean. · www.pik-potsdam.de/~anders/ · www.pik-potsdam.de/en/output/transfer/projects/zeean· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“We’re not waiting for the disasters to happen. They have happened. They are happening, and the disasters aren’t natural. They involve climate, but the disasters are very much made by the conditions of capitalist accumulation. We are not going to be able to grapple with the challenges of planetary crisis with the thinking that created planetary crisis.”Jason W. Moore is an environmental historian, historical geographer, and professor of sociology at Binghamton University.  He is author or editor, most recently, of Capitalism in the Web of Life, Anthropocene or Capitalocene? Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism, and, with Raj Patel, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. His books and essays on environmental history, capitalism, and social theory have been widely recognized. He also coordinates the World-Ecology Research Network.· jasonwmoore.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Jason W. Moore is an environmental historian, historical geographer, and professor of sociology at Binghamton University.  He is author or editor, most recently, of Capitalism in the Web of Life, Anthropocene or Capitalocene? Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism, and, with Raj Patel, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. His books and essays on environmental history, capitalism, and social theory have been widely recognized. He also coordinates the World-Ecology Research Network.· jasonwmoore.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

"I came to conservation as a lover of nature, as a young girl growing up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. We just had a tiny backyard. But I was enthralled by whatever lived there from a very early age. So I kept up with my love of nature all through life by the same path that I was also going on in theater for the most part. And later film. And conservation came out of my love for animals because it became clear in the 70s, about fifty years ago, that there were many species that were beginning their decline and continue to do so today."Jane Alexander is an actress, writer, and conservationist. She chaired the National Endowment for the Art from 1993-1997. A Tony Award winner and member of the  Theatre Hall of Fame, Alexander has performed in more than a hundred plays. Her long film career includes four Academy Award nominations, for The Great White Hope, All The President’s Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Testament. She has been honored with two Emmys, for Playing for Time and Warm Springs.  Alexander was a Trustee of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a board member of the American Bird Conservancy, the American Birding Association, and a Commissioner of New York State Parks. She sits on the board of the National Audubon Society, the Global Advisory Group of Bird Life International, and the Conservation Council of Panthera. In 2012 the Indianapolis Prize inaugurated the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award, with Alexander as its first recipient.· www.creativeprocess.info

Jane Alexander is an actress, writer, and conservationist. She chaired the National Endowment for the Art from 1993-1997. A Tony Award winner and member of the  Theatre Hall of Fame, Alexander has performed in more than a hundred plays. Her long film career includes four Academy Award nominations, for The Great White Hope, All The President’s Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Testament. She has been honored with two Emmys, for Playing for Time and Warm Springs.  Alexander was a Trustee of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a board member of the American Bird Conservancy, the American Birding Association, and a Commissioner of New York State Parks. She sits on the board of the National Audubon Society, the Global Advisory Group of Bird Life International, and the Conservation Council of Panthera. In 2012 the Indianapolis Prize inaugurated the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award, with Alexander as its first recipient.· www.creativeprocess.info

“We planted over 10 million trees in 2020 alone. And it’s one tree planted for every dollar donated, so we make it as simple as possible, but when you add it all up together the impact is just tremendous and growing every day.”Diana Chaplin is the Canopy Director of One Tree Planted, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Her role is focused on managing communications, marketing, and storytelling around the many reforestation projects that the organization conducts. She's a holistic thinker who applies the wisdom of nature's systems towards creating connectivity through content that ultimately helps scale the impact of One Tree Planted's work. · onetreeplanted.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Diana Chaplin is the Canopy Director of One Tree Planted, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Her role is focused on managing communications, marketing, and storytelling around the many reforestation projects that the organization conducts. She's a holistic thinker who applies the wisdom of nature's systems towards creating connectivity through content that ultimately helps scale the impact of One Tree Planted's work. · onetreeplanted.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

"When I was in highschool, I recognized that climate change was going to be the largest problem facing my generation and future generations, and I couldn’t help but feel like there was nothing I could do in the face of such an impending problem. So I was actively looking at different organizations that I could become involved with that would help me develop the skills and knowledge I needed to be an effective climate advocate."Jess Wilber is a graduate of Oberlin, where she double-majored in Environmental Studies & East Asian Studies. She’s been working with Citizens’ Climate Lobby since freshman year, helping to pioneer programs for students in Higher Education. Among the first members of the Campus Leaders Program, empowering students to become climate advocates and organizers, she founded Oberlin’s CCL Chapter, helping create a climate movement on campus. As the first Great Lakes Regional Fellow, she managed students and educators engaged in climate advocacy, coordinating research and projects with education, diversity, and international teams. A Coordinator for Senior Stewards Acting for the Environment, she’s also a musician, poet, certified mediator, and world-ranked equestrian.· www.citizensclimatelobby.org · www.citizensclimatehighered.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Jess Wilber is a graduate of Oberlin, where she double-majored in Environmental Studies & East Asian Studies. She’s been working with Citizens’ Climate Lobby since freshman year, helping to pioneer programs for students in Higher Education. Among the first members of the Campus Leaders Program, empowering students to become climate advocates and organizers, she founded Oberlin’s CCL Chapter, helping create a climate movement on campus. As the first Great Lakes Regional Fellow, she managed students and educators engaged in climate advocacy, coordinating research and projects with education, diversity, and international teams. A Coordinator for Senior Stewards Acting for the Environment, she’s also a musician, poet, certified mediator, and world-ranked equestrian.· www.citizensclimatelobby.org· www.citizensclimatehighered.org· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“Find a balance. Use technology. And connect with nature. I think that’s really critical. There is big hope for your generation because you have better environmental education. I can see this. You are more aware of these issues. In terms of the environmental issues that we face now, we need to connect more with nature, to open up your heart for that. You have this amazing opportunity to reach out information to explore technologies through the Internet. What you choose now what we’re going to focus on, it’s really critical.”Spatial analyst specialist Carlos Souza Jr. is a senior research associate at the Institute of People and the Environment of the Amazon, otherwise known as Imazon. He’s also a technical and scientific coordinator for MapBiomas, a collaborative network of co-creators, NGOs, universities, and technology companies, among others. He received his Ph.D. in Geography at University of California in Santa Barbara, and his work is focused on using current data and technology to increase understanding and awareness of the impact of human activity in the Brazilian Amazon.· imazon.org.br/en/· mapbiomas.org/en· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Spatial analyst specialist Carlos Souza Jr. is a senior research associate at the Institute of People and the Environment of the Amazon, otherwise known as Imazon. He’s also a technical and scientific coordinator for MapBiomas, a collaborative network of co-creators, NGOs, universities, and technology companies, among others. He received his Ph.D. in Geography at University of California in Santa Barbara, and his work is focused on using current data and technology to increase understanding and awareness of the impact of human activity in the Brazilian Amazon.· imazon.org.br/en/· mapbiomas.org/en· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Ties van der Hoeven is Creative Director and Co-founder of The Weather Makers, a company which uses holistic engineering to create Watershed Wide Ecosystem Regeneration at the broken continental divide regions to restore hydrological cycles. They influence the vegetation to increase fresh water availability through land-atmospheric processes.As a hydraulic engineer and entrepreneur, Ties has worked on international projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. His main focus is innovation, sustainability, visualization, virtual reality and 3D gaming After working on several big construction projects, his interest shifted to working with nature and implementing a pro-active adaptive engineering approach. · theweathermakers.nl· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“The story behind The Weather Makers and the whole intention is that five years by accident, I was working in a dredging company and one of the commercial people from Egypt approached me on a question about a lagoon where the fish were disappearing. So we started with this very small thing and set up a whole flow modelling approach, so really from the hydraulics, we could determine what would happen with the fish. And that really was the regretting the Sinai could have a very big impact on the world.” Ties van der Hoeven is Creative Director and Co-founder of The Weather Makers, a company which uses holistic engineering to create Watershed Wide Ecosystem Regeneration at the broken continental divide regions to restore hydrological cycles. They influence the vegetation to increase fresh water availability through land-atmospheric processes.As a hydraulic engineer and entrepreneur, Ties has worked on international projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. His main focus is innovation, sustainability, visualization, virtual reality and 3D gaming After working on several big construction projects, his interest shifted to working with nature and implementing a pro-active adaptive engineering approach. · theweathermakers.nl· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“When we moved back to Hawaii and lived on Molokai. I was teaching at the Kalaupapa Leprosy Colony, we had no money. And I was spearfishing, not for sport, but to get food for  my family. And it was a beautiful time of our lives. We were so poor, but we were not poor. Poor is a state of mind. We were without money, but we were having so much fun… You find out that art is really good for…whatever is inside comes out. And if you don’t have a way out, that’s not good. You need to have the air go from the inside to the outside, otherwise it becomes dead air.”After leaving his home in Hawaii to journey through Asia in 1974, Paton Miller arrived on the East End of Long Island with a collection of travel inspired artworks that won him an art scholarship from Southampton College. Graduating with honors, Paton launched his career in over twenty solo and numerous group exhibitions in New York City and throughout the United States. Today, his works are exhibited internationally, in cities such as Florence and Shanghai. Paton’s paintings are now among the most widely collected works between the East End of Long Island and New York City.· www.patonmiller.com · www.creativeprocess.info

After leaving his home in Hawaii to journey through Asia in 1974, Paton Miller arrived on the East End of Long Island with a collection of travel inspired artworks that won him an art scholarship from Southampton College. Graduating with honors, Paton launched his career in over twenty solo and numerous group exhibitions in New York City and throughout the United States. Today, his works are exhibited internationally, in cities such as Florence and Shanghai. Paton’s paintings are now among the most widely collected works between the East End of Long Island and New York City.· www.patonmiller.com · www.creativeprocess.info

“Now with this crisis even the IMF, even the economists are saying we’re not going to go back to the neoliberal era. And they were defending this era for decades. So, I have hope that maybe we can now transition to something like a Wellbeing Era, where countries are already saying “we want to be a wellbeing economy. New Zealand is telling every ministry: Tell us how you are improving the wellbeing of the New Zealand people. So that means wellbeing has become the cop who rules over the others. There are countries like Bhutan who have thirty years of experience of doing that. They call it Gross National Happiness.”Through his work as the Senior Policy Officer Economic Transition at the European Environmental Bureau (the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe) Meynen exposes what causes the burning out of people and planet and works on wellbeing for all. He is also the author of four books, including his most recent Turning Point: The pandemic as an opportunity for change, publishes essays and opinions, gives lectures and takes direct action. · eeb.org · https://eeb.org/library/turning-point/ · eeb.org/library/escaping-the-growth-and-jobs-treadmill/ · eeb.org/library/towards-a-wellbeing-economy-that-serves-people-and-nature/· goodreads.com/author/show/6442056.Nick_Meynen· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.infoPoem read in the podcast is by Nick Meynen, Bastiaan Lochs & Marie-Amelie Brun

Through his work as the Senior Policy Officer Economic Transition at the European Environmental Bureau (the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe) Meynen exposes what causes the burning out of people and planet and works on wellbeing for all. He is also the author of four books, including his most recent Turning Point: The pandemic as an opportunity for change, publishes essays and opinions, gives lectures and takes direct action. · eeb.org · https://eeb.org/library/turning-point/ · eeb.org/library/escaping-the-growth-and-jobs-treadmill/ · eeb.org/library/towards-a-wellbeing-economy-that-serves-people-and-nature/· goodreads.com/author/show/6442056.Nick_Meynen· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.infoPoem read in the podcast is by Nick Meynen, Bastiaan Lochs & Marie-Amelie Brun

“The Midnight Sky is a film with big scopes. We have big vistas, we’re in space, we are on the moon, in the Arctic. Also, it’s a very intimate film because it’s a lot about connection, so we when we see people we get close to them and we feel intimate with them because we are literally with the camera quite close to them and looking into their faces. In this film, it helped that we went on 65mm. We shot on a large format. First of all we started that for the big landscapes, but I think it’s great also for faces because the face also becomes like a landscape.”Martin Ruhe is the internationally-acclaimed German cinematographer behind the Netflix film The Midnight Sky directed by and starring George Clooney. Previously, Ruhe worked on Catch-22, also directed by Clooney, as well as the critically acclaimed Counterpart, Run All Night with Liam Neeson, and the British Independent film award winner Control. Ruhe photographed the dark spy thriller Page Eight for BBC Films, directed by David Hare. The film earned him an American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries Television Award for his work on the film.Working closely with director Anton Corbijn, Ruhe photographed The American. Starring Clooney as an aging assassin on an assignment to create a specialized weapon, Ruhe’s meticulously arranged shots helped to build the tone of The American, while reviews applauded the film’s beauty. Ruhe lensed Harry Brown, a Michael Caine-starring vigilante thriller which premiered at 2009’s Toronto International Film Festival. His photography on Harry Brown received critical acclaim; Joe Leydon of Variety saying, “The moody lensing by Martin Ruhe vividly conveys the no-hope squalor of a contemporary urban wasteland.” Combining the best cultural influences from the U.S. and Europe, Ruhe is fluent in English, German and Spanish. He loves stills photography and travel. · www.ruhe.net· www.creativeprocess.info

Martin Ruhe is the internationally-acclaimed German cinematographer behind the Netflix film The Midnight Sky directed by and starring George Clooney. Previously, Ruhe worked on Catch-22, also directed by Clooney, as well as the critically acclaimed Counterpart, Run All Night with Liam Neeson, and the British Independent film award winner Control. Ruhe photographed the dark spy thriller Page Eight for BBC Films, directed by David Hare. The film earned him an American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries Television Award for his work on the film.Working closely with director Anton Corbijn, Ruhe photographed The American. Starring Clooney as an aging assassin on an assignment to create a specialized weapon, Ruhe’s meticulously arranged shots helped to build the tone of The American, while reviews applauded the film’s beauty. Ruhe lensed Harry Brown, a Michael Caine-starring vigilante thriller which premiered at 2009’s Toronto International Film Festival. His photography on Harry Brown received critical acclaim; Joe Leydon of Variety saying, “The moody lensing by Martin Ruhe vividly conveys the no-hope squalor of a contemporary urban wasteland.” Combining the best cultural influences from the U.S. and Europe, Ruhe is fluent in English, German and Spanish. He loves stills photography and travel.· www.ruhe.net· www.creativeprocess.info

“I hope that film and the story can help people get their heads around these huge ideas that are pretty terrifying and almost hopeless to think about. What can we do? Are we on this track? What have we done to the earth? I think scientists are very much starting to agree that it’s getting to the point where it’s almost too late. So can humans see that far ahead? Can we understand the track we’re on in time? I don’t know, but I’m willing to use whatever tools possible to try to help that conversation happen.”Director of photography Alan Jacobsen photographs narrative and documentary projects with an authentic, natural eye and sensitive curiosity. His camerawork is masterful, intuitive and intimate, capturing the sensory story in each powerful frame.Most recently, he wrapped the upcoming The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, a feature length documentary about the loneliest whale in the world, with director Joshua Zeman. Other films lensed by Jacobsen have earned film festival honors: two-time Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry’s Racing Dreams and Point and Shoot, both of which received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival; Toe to Toe with director Emily Abt, which won him the Best Cinematography Award nomination at Sundance Film Festival; and The Trials of Darryl Hunt, nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury, Independent Spirit, International Documentary Association and Emmy awards.· www.alanjax.com · www.creativeprocess.info· www.oneplanetpodcast.orgImage Courtesy of Bleecker Street

Director of photography Alan Jacobsen photographs narrative and documentary projects with an authentic, natural eye and sensitive curiosity. His camerawork is masterful, intuitive and intimate, capturing the sensory story in each powerful frame.Most recently, he wrapped the upcoming The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, a feature length documentary about the loneliest whale in the world, with director Joshua Zeman. Other films lensed by Jacobsen have earned film festival honors: two-time Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry’s Racing Dreams and Point and Shoot, both of which received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival; Toe to Toe with director Emily Abt, which won him the Best Cinematography Award nomination at Sundance Film Festival; and The Trials of Darryl Hunt, nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury, Independent Spirit, International Documentary Association and Emmy awards.· www.alanjax.com · www.creativeprocess.info· www.oneplanetpodcast.org

“I don’t think there is anything in our history that prepares us for what we have to do next. I think we have a lot of promising signs. It seems like the real work is still ahead of us. To me it feels that we’re making this up as we go along, we’ve made a couple good steps, we know the problem really well. We know what to do or at least what is needed, but those questions of policy and politics and how to mobilise governments and align people, at least to me it seems like the world has gotten more contentious, maybe because of the pandemic, rather than more willing to align.”Jon Gertner is a journalist and historian whose stories on science, technology, and nature have appeared in a host of national magazines. Since 2003 he has worked mainly as a feature writer for The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation and The Ice at the End of the World. A frequent lecturer on technology and science history, Gertner lives with his family in New Jersey.· jongertner.net· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Jon Gertner is a journalist and historian whose stories on science, technology, and nature have appeared in a host of national magazines. Since 2003 he has worked mainly as a feature writer for The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation and The Ice at the End of the World. A frequent lecturer on technology and science history, Gertner lives with his family in New Jersey.· jongertner.net· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“A lot of people when you think of sharks, you think of hammerheads, great white sharks, tiger sharks, but there’s so much more diversity than just that. There’s over 500 different species and on average we’re discovering new species every two weeks, not just of sharks, but also their cousins, the stingrays, skates and sometimes the chimeras as well. And so knowing that diversity exists, for me it’s really important to get that message out there.”Melissa Cristina Márquez is a multi-hyphenate Latina in STEM. Currently a PhD candidate at Curtin University, Márquez is interested in what environmental factors influence the composition and distribution of elasmobranchs using a variety of marine technology. She has become a household name via her Scholastic books (the "Wild Survival" series), freelance environmental issue articles, and TV presenter roles (BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and OceanX). Host of the "ConCiencia Azul" Spanish podcast, Melissa is passionate about making the scientific industry more diverse and inclusive, including making all of her educational content bilingual. With over 40,000 followers on social media, her platforms are filled with fun games (e.g. "Name That Shark," "ID That Ocean Critter," "Marine Tech Mondays," etc) that make learning about wildlife exciting! Featured in numerous media articles (GQ, People Chica, USA Today, etc), a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree, and listed as one of InStyle's "BadAss Women for 2021," Melissa is currently aboard the OceanXplorer in the Atlantic Ocean as a scientific advisor/natural history show presenter.· www.melissacristinamarquez.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Melissa Cristina Márquez is a multi-hyphenate Latina in STEM. Currently a PhD candidate at Curtin University, Márquez is interested in what environmental factors influence the composition and distribution of elasmobranchs using a variety of marine technology. She has become a household name via her Scholastic books (the "Wild Survival" series), freelance environmental issue articles, and TV presenter roles (BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and OceanX). Host of the "ConCiencia Azul" Spanish podcast, Melissa is passionate about making the scientific industry more diverse and inclusive, including making all of her educational content bilingual. With over 40,000 followers on social media, her platforms are filled with fun games (e.g. "Name That Shark," "ID That Ocean Critter," "Marine Tech Mondays," etc) that make learning about wildlife exciting! Featured in numerous media articles (GQ, People Chica, USA Today, etc), a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree, and listed as one of InStyle's "BadAss Women for 2021," Melissa is currently aboard the OceanXplorer in the Atlantic Ocean as a scientific advisor/natural history show presenter.· www.melissacristinamarquez.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“As a culture, how do we approach the environment? How do we approach the planet? Within our education systems are we emphasizing our arrogance? Or are we emphasizing our humility in the face of planetary-scale challenges? I think at the moment, from what I’ve seen in a number of countries, this huge focus on the natural sciences, hard science as a way of mastering nature. And perhaps less of a focus on social sciences, humanities that allow us to reflect a bit more deeply on our relationship more fundamentally with the planet.”Peter Sutoris, PhD is an anthropologist, educator, writer, filmmaker and development professional whose research examines the ways various societies imagine the future differently. He is a Research Affiliate at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at SOAS, University of London as well as visiting lecturer at the University of Bath and supervises at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of monographs Visions of Development, published in 2016, and Educating for the Anthropocene, coming in 2022, as well as the Director and Producer of the 2012 documentary film The Undiscovered Country. He's a graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic, Dartmouth College and Cambridge University where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Peter is the Founder and Director of Scale Research Group, a London-based consulting start-up focusing on research that supports scaling up ethical and sustainable international development programs. Sutoris’s work has been featured on The Guardian, The BBC and University World News. · www.petersutoris.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Peter Sutoris, PhD is an anthropologist, educator, writer, filmmaker and development professional whose research examines the ways various societies imagine the future differently. He is a Research Affiliate at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at SOAS, University of London as well as visiting lecturer at the University of Bath and supervises at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of monographs Visions of Development, published in 2016, and Educating for the Anthropocene, coming in 2022, as well as the Director and Producer of the 2012 documentary film The Undiscovered Country. He's a graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic, Dartmouth College and Cambridge University where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Peter is the Founder and Director of Scale Research Group, a London-based consulting start-up focusing on research that supports scaling up ethical and sustainable international development programs. Sutoris’s work has been featured on The Guardian, The BBC and University World News. · www.petersutoris.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

"The term Rights of Nature tends to be applied to two different things. One is this underlying legal philosophy that is actually broader than just Rights of Nature, that’s probably better understood as ecological jurisprudence that may or may not be expressed in terms of rights, but because Rights of Nature is getting a lot of attention that term tends to be applied to represent this broader underlying philosophy. Of course, the other way it’s used it to refer to the legal provisions that explicitly recognize Rights for ecosystems."Craig Kauffman is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon and a member of the United Nations Knowledge Network on Harmony with Nature. He has authored numerous works on environmental politics, ecological law, and sustainable development, including The Politics of Rights of Nature: Strategies for Building a More Sustainable Future, MIT Press, 2021 (with Pamela Martin). He is currently developing the EcoJurisprudence Monitor, which tracks ecological law initiatives worldwide. · polisci.uoregon.edu/profile/ckauffma/· mitpress.mit.edu/books/politics-rights-nature· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Craig Kauffman is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon and a member of the United Nations Knowledge Network on Harmony with Nature. He has authored numerous works on environmental politics, ecological law, and sustainable development, including The Politics of Rights of Nature: Strategies for Building a More Sustainable Future, MIT Press, 2021 (with Pamela Martin). He is currently developing the EcoJurisprudence Monitor, which tracks ecological law initiatives worldwide. · polisci.uoregon.edu/profile/ckauffma/· mitpress.mit.edu/books/politics-rights-nature· www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

“Earthlife Africa was formed in the late 80s by a group of student activists who formed the organization in response to environmental injustice issues and part of those issues were more related to radioactive waste as well as energy-related issues which they were encountering, particularly in local communities, but for the past fifteen, the organization evolved. There are a lot of changes. Generation to generation and they leave and pass it on to others; activists passing a baton to other activists to move on with the organization.”Earthlife Africa is a non-profit organisation, founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1988, that seeks a better life for all people without exploiting other people or degrading their environment. Earthlife Africa works to encourage and support individuals, businesses and industries to reduce pollution, minimise waste and protect our natural resources.· earthlife.org.zaThabo Sibeko is an Activist with 20 years of experience working with various communities using art and re-usable material towards the realisation of clean, affordable and sustainable energy in South Africa. Thabo is credited with partnering with women organisations in setting up a Sustainable Energy and Livelihood Project that gave women skills to install solar panels and build biodigesters in their communities, showcasing the benefit of renewable energy (RE) technologies. This project is now run by grassroots women aimed at supporting climate resiliency through socially-owned RE projects. As a coal campaigner, he works with coal affected communities in Limpopo discouraging the further development of new coal projects.Ulrich Steenkamp is a vocal and dynamic environmental, youth and cultural activist. He has always cared about social justice matters especially growing up in a rich cultural and biologically diverse region. For the past fifteen years, he has been actively involved in civil society spaces and movements. He was the inaugural President of the Karoo Environmental Justice Movement, a community-based organisation in the Eastern and Western Cape that opposed and continues to challenge hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining in the Karoo.  He joined Earthlife Africa – Johannesburg in 2016 and is currently an Outreach and Education officer focusing on Anti-Nuclear Advocacy as well as Youth and Climate Change campaigns and mobilisation.Bongiwe Matsoha currently works at Earthlife Africa as a Researcher/Energy Policy Officer. She is passionate and driven by research that makes a difference. Her current work focuses on implementing a ‘just transition in South Africa. Bongiwe has more than 5 years of experience in the Sustainability Sector and holds an MPhil degree in Environmental Management. She has gained broad experience in sustainable development, climate change and energy policy. Previously, she worked as a Sustainability (Carbon) Analyst, where she gained experience in carbon footprints, carbon tax and the Carbon and Water Disclosure Projects (CDP/WDP). · www.oneplanetpodcast.org· www.creativeprocess.info

Earthlife Africa is a non-profit organisation, founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1988, that seeks a better life for all people without exploiting other people or degrading their environment. Earthlife Africa works to encourage and support individuals, businesses and industries to reduce pollution, minimise waste and protect our natural resources. · earthlife.org.za Thabo Sibeko is an Activist with 20 years of experience working with various communities using art and re-usable material towards the realisation of clean, affordable and sustainable energy in South Africa. Thabo is credited with partnering with women organisations in setting up a Sustainable Energy and Livelihood Project that gave women skills to install solar panels and build biodigesters in their communities, showcasing the benefit of renewable energy (RE) technologies. This project is now run by grassroots women aimed at supporting climate resiliency through socially-owned RE projects. As a coal campaigner, he works with coal affected communities in Limpopo discouraging the further development of new coal projects. Ulrich Steenkamp is a vocal and dynamic environmental, youth and cultural activist. He has always cared about social justice matters especially growing up in a rich cultural and biologically diverse region. For the past fifteen years, he has been actively involved in civil society spaces and movements. He was the inaugural President of the Karoo Environmental Justice Movement, a community-based organisation in the Eastern and Western Cape that opposed and continues to challenge hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining in the Karoo. He joined Earthlife Africa – Johannesburg in 2016 and is currently an Outreach and Education officer focusing on Anti-Nuclear Advocacy as well as Youth and Climate Change campaigns and mobilisation. Bongiwe Matsoha currently works at Earthlife Africa as a Researcher/Energy Policy Officer. She is passionate and driven by research that makes a difference. Her current work focuses on implementing a ‘just transition in South Africa. Bongiwe has more than 5 years of experience in the Sustainability Sector and holds an MPhil degree in Environmental Management. She has gained broad experience in sustainable development, climate change and energy policy. Previously, she worked as a Sustainability (Carbon) Analyst, where she gained experience in carbon footprints, carbon tax and the Carbon and Water Disclosure Projects (CDP/WDP). · www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“Know first of all that we are not separate from nature, but that we are part of it. To not even think of what is the benefit for me from it. I find it a very beautiful the concept of the food forest. Like you're actually building soil, and then the surplus is that you get some food back. To focus more on giving than on taking, especially for children. What I like to teach my children–really look at what is your talent, what drives you and how you think you can use that to improve and to create more harmony. I think is very important. Do not think so much about what others expect from you, but what is really driving you? I think that's very important to find out and go for it.” Since 2014, Rowin Snijder has been designing and building with his company Le Compostier “worm hotels” for community composting projects. A worm hotel is a structure in which an ecosystem of compost organisms work together to transform organic waste into beautiful worm compost. With a garden on top of each worm hotel, they give space to nature in neighborhoods and show us we can use organic waste to create a circular city.· www.compostier.nl · www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 2014, Rowin Snijder has been designing and building with his company Le Compostier “worm hotels” for community composting projects. A worm hotel is a structure in which an ecosystem of compost organisms work together to transform organic waste into beautiful worm compost. With a garden on top of each worm hotel, they give space to nature in neighborhoods and show us we can use organic waste to create a circular city.· www.compostier.nl · www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“It’s about leaving the planet in a better condition than it is currently. What you’re witnessing is years of neglect. It’s the humans who have screwed it all up, and the warming of the earth is no different. The oceans are changing. The topography is changing. Mussels are being fried when the tides recede. This is all unnatural. Or maybe it’s natural. I think it’s Mother Nature just being pissed off and saying, “This is what you get.” And so it’s up to everyone to change their ways. Their shopping habits, their eating habits, how much gas they use. All that stuff which people think “that can’t affect anything.” Well, you’re seeing the result of it now.”Ian Seabrook is an Underwater Director of Photography in the Motion Picture and Television Industry, working on a number of feature productions, such as Batman v Superman, Deadpool 2 and Jungle Cruise, along with documentary films such as The Rescue. Seabrook is also the winner of Double Gold & Silver Medals for Cinematography at the 2019 Telly Awards. A full member of the Society of Camera Operators, and the CSC, Seabrook holds both commercial and recreational dive certifications.· www.ianseabrook.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org

Ian Seabrook is an Underwater Director of Photography in the Motion Picture and Television Industry, working on a number of feature productions, such as Batman v Superman, Deadpool 2 and Jungle Cruise, along with documentary films such as The Rescue. Seabrook is also the winner of Double Gold & Silver Medals for Cinematography at the 2019 Telly Awards. A full member of the Society of Camera Operators, and the CSC, Seabrook holds both commercial and recreational dive certifications.· www.ianseabrook.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org

"As a parent and especially through all this reporting, what I’ve tried to do is think through these solutions and these fixes we have for everything and make sure that we’re not forgetting…that we’re thinking about other people. Capitalism won’t do it. Self-interest isn’t going to do this for us. As silly as it is to think that empathy will do or caring about your fellow humans will do it, I don’t know what else there is to hope for. I don’t believe that people do stuff purely out of rational self-interest, this libertarian idea that I was quietly pushing against the entire time in Windfall. That we do things just for ourselves or just to make money–that’s not been the reality of my lifetime."National Magazine Award finalist McKenzie Funk writes for Harper’s, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books. His first book, Windfall, won a PEN Literary Award and was named a book of the year by The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Salon, and Amazon.com. A former Knight-Wallace Fellow and Open Society Fellow, he’s a cofounder of the journalism cooperative Deca and a board member at Amplifier.· www.mckenziefunk.com · www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

National Magazine Award finalist McKenzie Funk writes for Harper’s, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books. His first book, Windfall, won a PEN Literary Award and was named a book of the year by The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Salon, and Amazon.com. A former Knight-Wallace Fellow and Open Society Fellow, he’s a cofounder of the journalism cooperative Deca and a board member at Amplifier.· www.mckenziefunk.com · www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

“I’m grateful for the fact that through my work I’ve had a lot of opportunities to go to places that a lot of people just simply won’t ever get a chance to go. I like having those opportunities to try to share with people what that’s like. I honestly had no idea I would ever be here. I’m from a working-class background, didn’t have a huge amount of opportunities but now I can and that’s one thing that I particularly enjoy.”Antonella Wilby is a PhD Candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the Contextual Robotics Institute, UC San Diego, and a National Geographic Explorer. Her current research focuses on the development of autonomous underwater robots and vision-based algorithms for mapping and exploration of ocean environments, with the ultimate goal of better understanding and protecting our blue planet. She holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.· antonellawilby.com· www.oneplanetpodcast.org