Meet seven women saving the planet

Julia Carabias Lillo is serious about science.

Julia Carabias Lillo’s contribution to science and nature is well documented. Mexico’s former Environment Minister is also a member of the Faculty of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, has conducted research on rural development in some of the most impoverished Mexican communities, and is the author of numerous scientific articles on natural resource management, ecological restoration and conservation.

At the end of last year, when UN Secretary-General, António Guterres called for an end to humanity’s suicidal war on nature, Carabias Lillo was a first responder. A contributor to the newly-released report Making Peace with Nature, she has drawn on science to inform the blueprint for tackling the crises of climate change, biodiversity and pollution. The report explains that unsustainable production and consumption is degrading the Earth’s ecosystems and, consequently, harming human well-being.

The way forward? Transformative, systemic change across the world and throughout every sector of society, says Carabias Lillo. Reduce carbon dioxide emissions, conserve and restore biodiversity, and minimize pollution and waste. This isn’t just her opinion. It’s science.

Meet Julia Carabias Lillo, UNEP Champion of the Earth.