Sunita Narain Environmentalist

Someday, sooner or later, the effects of climate change will be felt around the world, and Sunita Narain is trying to help save the world. Her unique ideas have impacted the course of important debates that happen surrounding environmental issues. In fact, she co-authored “the foundational charter of the global climate justice,” back in 1991.

As an environmental activist, she is a pioneer and introduced the “Green concept” when it comes to sustainable development. Right now Narain is the head of an organization in New Delhi, called the Center for Science and Environment. Plus, she is also been campaigning to reduce the air-pollution levels in India’s capital for around two decades. Even though she has faced a lot of resistance, many courts are embracing her key recommendations.

Furthermore, Narain has opposed the typical “elite conservationism” that puts the blame on the poor for the environmental issues. Plus, she advocates different policies that recognize both indigenous people and India’s forest dwellers as custodians of the environment.

Currently, she is the director for the Society for Environmental Communication and the editor of the magazine – Down To Earth. Narain was also named by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people.

The feminine name Sunita is derived from the Sanskrit prefix su that means “good” and is combined with the suffix nita that means “conducted,” to have a overall meaning of “polite” or “well conducted”. In fact, the name was given to the daughter of King Anga of Bengal in Hindu legend.