Change Drivers

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The award-winning series about people working on the front lines to solve the most dire problems society faces.

'Change Drivers' inspires our viewers to reflect and take action on pivotal issues affecting our planet and airs on all the major Discovery and Warner Bros. channels.

Directors

Various

Producers

Alea Rahim & Sean Lin

European Production Partner

DUNA Films

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Impact

265m+

Viewers Reached

120

Countries Aired

Broadcast Channels

Languages

Melati Wijsen

Meet Melati, founder of the educational platform Youthtopia. She has been empowering people to create positive change ever since she was 12 years old. Now she invites us all to join her.

To learn more about Melati's work, visit Youthtopia's website.

Paul Hilton

Meet Paul, a prolific conservation photojournalist and wildlife crime consultant. Paul has spent the past twenty years traveling the globe documenting crimes against our planet, from the shark fin trade to illegal wildlife smuggling and the palm oil industry.

To learn more about Paul's work, visit his website.

Rachel Ikemeh

Meet Rachel, one of the most prominent conservationists in Nigeria. She has actively been in conservation for the past 15 years and has won a Whitley award in 2020 for her work in the extremely dangerous and challenging environment of the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria.

To learn more about Rachel's work, visit the SW/Niger Delta Forest Project website.

Merijn Tinga

Meet Merijn, also known as 'The Plastic Soup Surfer'. He advocates for us to transform our throwaway culture and demands a higher responsibility when it comes to how we use and discard plastics.

To learn more about Merijn's work, visit his website.

Šimon Michalčík

Meet Šimon, the managing director of Plant-for-the-Planet Czech Republic. He highlights the importance of ecosystem restoration and how we have the space to grow a trillion more trees in the world.

To learn more about Simon's work, visit Plant-for-the-Planet's website.

Emily Penn

Ocean advocate and skipper Emily is back for her second venture, this time championing the fight against microplastics. As an expectant mother for the second time, she's voicing her concerns about household plastic use, particularly with kids in the picture.

To learn more about Emily's work, visit her website.

Andri Magnason

Meet Andri, an Icelandic author. His mission is to spread awareness about the urgency of protecting glaciers and is inspired by his grandparents' testimony to acknowledge that we know what is happening and understand what needs to be done.

To learn more about Andri's work, visit his website.

Sagarika Sriram

Meet Sagarika, a young Eco Activist who has become a powerful environmentalist voice in the Middle East. She was only 11 years old when she created her ‘Kids for a Better World’ website, a digital platform that has since than connected a global, young community of nearly 100,000 like-minded peers who want to learn how they, too, can fight climate change.

To learn more about Sagarika's work, visit her website.

Emily Penn

Meet Emily, a skipper and ocean advocate dedicated to studying environmental challenges in the most remote parts of our planet. Emily and her team constantly test the water to determine how much plastic it contains, but also where this comes from and the chemical toxic pollution linked to plastic pollution.

To learn more about Emily's work, visit her website.

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