On International Women’s Day (8 March) each year, we honor 16 women who are combating the climate crisis and restoring the Earth through science, finance, policymaking, art, activism, Indigenous rights, and many other professions and passions.

In this episode, we speak with three women honored in our 2022 list: Musonda Mumba, director for The Rome Centre for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Katharine Hayhoe, a prolific writer and chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy; and young conservationist Analí Bustos. These three remarkable leaders gave us insights into the unique role of women in strengthening climate commitments, raising public awareness on climate issues, growing the reach of science, and conducting conservation and restoration on the ground across the globe.