Heloise Buckland is co-Founder and CEO of Husk. Husk, working out of Cambodia, improves small farmers' livelihoods by transforming rice husk into biochar products to regenerate soils, increase yields and capture carbon.

Florian Reber, a Swiss-German political scientist, sustainability advisor and climate change specialist left the office and discovered true innovation in climate change on two wheels, riding thousands of kilometres across the Alps and in the US.

Alban joined me on the Big Walk across Switzerland in August 2019. There he learned again to slow down, to hear the rain falling on the leaves of trees, to breathe, to marvel at the beauty of the small things. He was reminded that what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Jacques Nollet is a Senior Exec in a French Tech firm. He works crazy hours and struggles to find time to wind down. Jacques came on the Big Walk in August 2019 and here, in French, shares his impressions of how time in the trees helped him get back to himself.

Tony Rinaudo is a humble Australian who has changed, for the better, millions of people's lives. He stumbled upon a way to get trees back into the dry, barren landscapes of Sahelian Africa and 20 years on, he's been responsible for the reforestation of more than 5 millions hectares in Niger alone.

Dr Kat Bruce, is the Founder and CEO of NatureMetrics, mixing the rigour of science with the drive of being a young entrepreneur. Kat shares the story of her journey to science and everything about NatureMetrics' funky new technology to help protect biodiversity.

John Watkin had a great job and belonged. He was doing what he loved, had great purpose and was well rewarded which included being sponsored to do a study tour to Harvard Business School. Then he was made redundant. John joined me on a Big Walk across Switzerland in August 2018 and here recounts how the ten day walk in the mountains helped cleanse his heart and soul.

Anne-Marie Hunsaker is an inspiring and truly courageous human being deeply connected to Mother Earth. She shares her battle with shame, growing up in a conservative religious community and finding her way after a terrible experience.

Scott Williams discovered the joy of running in his 20s and since then hasn't looked back. He's now run almost 100 marathons and ultra-marathons and here speaks of his philosophy of life and what it means to get to the starting line.

We're failing to end deforestation. Blaming companies isn't working. We need to speak to each other, to work together.