For John Paul Jose, a Kerala-born activist, the wake-up call came in 2018, when UN climate change experts announced that we had a 12-year window left to save the planet. Today, John Paul is a passionate activist, engaged with research, rewilding, environmental justice matters and other activities to safeguard a liveable and sustainable future. He has collaborated with Greenpeace, chaired as an advisor at Gen-Z think thank Irregular Labs, is part of the UNCCD (UN Convention to Combat Desertification) Youth Forum and the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) working group on marine litter and plastics.