Environment + Sustainability Speakers

Creating a sustainable future starts today. Our environmental author speakers share solutions for protecting the things that matter most—in our bodies and homes, on our plates, and in the natural world.

Jane Fonda

Award-winning actress, bestselling author, and activist

Jasmin Graham

Shark Scientist, environmental educator, and President/CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)

Suzanne Simard

Leader of The Mother Tree Project and author of Finding the Mother Tree

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Jennifer Ackerman

Award-winning science writer, author of The Genius of Birds and What an Owl Knows

Susan Casey

New York Times-bestselling author of The Underworld and former editor in chief of O, The Oprah Magazine

Brian Castner

Decorated war veteran and author of The Long Walk and Disappointment River

Christian Cooper

Emmy Award-winning host of Extraordinary Birder on National Geographic and bestselling author of Better Living Through Birding

Paul Greenberg

James Beard Award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food and American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood

Carl Hiaasen

Bestselling novelist, Newbery Honor winner, and former Miami Herald columnist

Jenny Odell

New York Times-bestselling author of How to Do Nothing and Saving Time

David Owen

The New Yorker staff writer and author of Green Metropolis and Volume Control

Delia Owens

#1 New York Times-bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing and wildlife scientist

Daniel Sherrell

Environmental advocate and author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World

Neil Shubin

Evolutionary biologist, discoverer of the "Missing Link," and author of Your Inner Fish

Bren Smith

Restorative ocean farmer, co-founder of GreenWave, and author of Eat Like a Fish

Neil Swidey

Award-winning journalist and author of Trapped Under the Sea, and specialist in risk and safety

Alice Waters

Chef, author, activist, and founder of Chez Panisse restaurant and the Edible Schoolyard Project

Ed Yong

Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author of An Immense World

Carl Zimmer

New York Times columnist and award-winning science journalist
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