Carola Rackete, born in 1988, studied nautical sciences in Elsfleth (Germany) and conservation management in Orm-skirk (UK). She visited Antarctica in 8 of the last 10 years while working on polar research vessels for the German polar research institute AWI , the British Antarctic Survey and for Greenpeace. Between 2016 and 2019, she volunteered for sea rescue NGOs in the Central Mediterranean and was arrested as captain of the »Sea-Watch 3« vessel in 2019. Her current activism is focused on justice in nature conservation and climate movements.
Anne Weiss, born in 1974, is an author and environmen-tal activist. One of her latest books published in German is »Generation Weltuntergang. Eine Geschichte des Kli-mawandels« (Generation World's End. A history of climate change).