Archives: Eco Active Celebs

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Jill Robinson Jill's life changed the day she walked onto a bear farm in China for the very first time. She said, "Nothing prepared me for that moment and it was with utter disbelief that I witnessed a scene which would subsequently change my life and start the dream of the China Bear Rescue." Jill is founder and director of Animals Asia Foundation, a remarkable organization with a heroic mission to free bears from crush cages on bile farms. Click here to learn more about Animals Asia.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Kelly The eco issue that concerns Kelly most is animal welfare. She is Managing Director of Moonbears.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to putting a stop to bear bile farming through fundraising, establishment of bear sanctuaries, education and building relationships with the Korean government. Kelly is a tireless advocate for the bears and says, "I do my best to spread the eco-friendly word to the Korean people on behalf of a species in danger."

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Priscilla Priscilla loves nature and is working to create a new Nicaragua that teaches youth to have more social responsibility toward the environment. She believes each person can make a difference by getting involved and doing action to solve problems. Priscilla says, "We don't have to sit back and watch and be silent. Each one of us can change everything that needs to be changed for a better future. Cuenta conmigo ... count on me!" 

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Nancy Aitken Nancy helped spawn ecopaparazzi and runs Campanario, a biological field station in the jungles of Costa Rica. There, she works to conserve a large tract of primary rainforest, teaches tropical ecology and promotes lifestyle changes for a better future. The environmental issue that concerns her most is human apathy, so when people come to Campanario, she always leaves them with this quote from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss: Unless Someone Like You Cares a Whole Awful Lot ... Nothing is Going to Get Better ... It's Not! Nancy has one of the funniest eco moments I've ever heard. Do yourself a favor and go to her profile page to read it.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Christopher Chris Stewart began rallying artists from around the world when he discovered how tar sands development in Alberta violently abuses the environment, the animals, and the people of his Canadian province. His blog, the Lepufology Project, uses music, storytelling and visual and performing arts to stop what has been described as "the largest industrial project in human history and likely also the most destructive." Christopher's blog addresses issues of environmental and social justice and gives a clear guidepost to artists and art-inclined people on how to participate in shutting down the project.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Camila "Wow, what's not to love about Ma Earth? She's the girl of my dreams," says Camila: scientist, astrologer, healer, eco activist and Muse. Camila weaves stories that inspire community to form. She enjoys seeing the dream people carry around inside themselves and says she is especially blessed when she gets to witness those dreams coming alive. Camila co-created the Ursa Freedom Project, a global campaign to liberate 9,000 bears from crush cages on bile farms. She is eager to tell the stories of how the campaign connects members to the most alive and loving part of their beings.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Curtis Curtis is a true believer in natural healing and promotes Community Supported Agriculture and farmers markets as a perfect way to nourish the body, local community and Earth. He enjoys blogging about optimal health through a raw foods diet. He also blogs about solar, global oneness and the secret life of plants. His extreme passions are ocean adventure, outdoor land trekking and wild edible plants.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Gilberto Gilberto Alemancia is an ecotourism consultant and adviser on ecotourism programs in indigenous communities for Central America and Asia. He has given talks on ecotourism, conservation and culture at universities throughout Central & South America, Asia and Europe. He has also spoken at international ecotourism conferences for Outside and National Geographic Magazines. His stunning photos bear witness to his insight into the landscapes, people and culture of the indigenous.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member NaTasha NaTasha says she can’t pick just one thing in nature that she loves most. “So much is amazing,” she says. A wonder for nature is what spurs her toward eco actions, most of which involve her family and creativity as a writer and photographer. Last month NaTasha started a green blog, when she resolved to simplify her family’s lifestyle to safeguard its future. The blog explores ways to spend money wisely while being good to the planet. Originally from Canada, NaTasha now lives in France, where she gardens organically and teaches her young daughter the fascinating ways of nature. Read the Eco Ed column on the right to see how NaTasha's creative approaches to environmental education play out.

Eco-Active Celebrity Ecopaparazzi member Maryse