Only One

In 1992, then-12-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki delivered a speech at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro that still rings true today. Her dreams of a world where children could grow up free from pollution, biodiversity loss, and environmental destruction remain as urgent now as they were more than three decades ago.

One thing has changed, however: we now know many of the solutions. From protecting and restoring ecosystems to transitioning to clean energy and reducing pollution, the science is clear. What we need is the collective will to implement those solutions at the scale and speed the moment demands — and to stop breaking the systems that sustain us.