Vanessa Nakate

"Having dominion over the Earth is about responsibility and service to the planet and its people, because God is not a God of waste and exploitation."

"I’ve always said that climate change is more than statistics, it’s more than weather, but in Turkana I really got to understand those words."

"It’s people and stories like this we really need to listen to."

"Across the continent many activists are doing incredible work, and there were many before us and the climate strikes in 2018. When the focus is just on one person it erases other experiences and stories. The solution is not to put faces on the climate movement, it has millions of people who are doing incredible work and organizing in their communities."

"Many people are calling it an African Cop but it won’t be an African Cop if the communities, the activists are not there."

"There are people who are looking for answers to a question that needs to be answered through much needed reparations and responsibility from the global north."