Mercy for Earth seeks to increase public awareness, educate and mobilize the community by understanding environmental issues through research, the media and educational programs. Environmental Education is facing new challenges. Despite significant achievements, from institutional agencies and others, it must be strengthened and project its expansion, thereby eliminating the slow bureaucratic aspects, creating new strategies of action, further opening of the social agencies and pursuing broader international commitments. Deepening in Environmental Education is the surest path to planetary transformation and survival of the human race.

1. Chico Mendes
Assassinated in 1988, Brazil

2. Dian Fossey
Murdered in 1985, Rwanda

3. Fernando Pereira
Murdered in 1985, New Zealand

4. Petra Kelly
Assassinated in 1992, Germany

5. Vicente Cañas
Murder in 1987, Mato Groso