Also among the speakers will be Mya-Rose Craig, one of the UK’s most influential environmental campaigners; Areeba Hamid, co-executive director of Greenpeace UK; and Jonathon Porritt, co-founder of Forum for the Future

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Mya-Rose Craig launched her birdwatching blog BirdGirl at the age of 11 and wrote her first article for Resurgence & Ecologist aged 17. 

She said: “Resurgence gave me the fantastic opportunity to interview Dame Jane Goodall – I screamed out of excitement. What has always struck me is the belief the team has had in me, in my writing, giving me the ability to retain my integrity.”

Satish Kumar, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is the founder of The Resurgence Trust, a UK registered educational charity that promotes an understanding of spirituality, environmental stewardship and peace, including through Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, its events centre in Hartland, North Devon, and The Ecologist online. 

He has written numerous books, of which his latest is Peace is Possible (Bloomsbury, 2026), and through his work as global ambassador for the trust he carries its message to communities across the world.

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He said: “We need to hold on to hope now more than ever before. The Resurgence Trust is a beacon of hope. The first issue of Resurgence was published in 1966 and ever since then we have shone a light for spiritual awareness, Indigenous wisdom, environmentalism, equality and peace."

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Angie Burke is the trust manager at The Resurgence Trust, which owns and publishes the Resurgence & Ecologist print magazine and The Ecologist online.