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Richard St. Barbe Baker dedicated his life to planting trees all over the world to help cool our overheated environment. He was called ""the world's greatest conservationist"" and was a pioneer in protecting the world's forests, creating sustainable forestry methods, and educating people about the importance of planting trees. He was the founder of the Men of the Trees, the first international Environmental Non-Governmental Organization, known as the International Tree Foundation today. He was a world traveler who taught people everywhere about environmentalism, and who stood up against racial discrimination and worked to empower local populations wherever he went. Richard St. Barbe Baker was a ""Change Maker"" who left an enduring legacy on the world.

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Elizabeth Konn is an artist and the creator of GoldenChild Art + Design. She graduated from The University of Wisconsin and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. Paul Hanley is a recipient of the Canadian Environment Award and the Meewasin Conservation Award. He has been an environmental columnist with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix since 1989, and has written numerous articles on the environment and agriculture. He is the author of Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist; Eleven; The Spirit of Agriculture; and Earthcare: Ecological Agriculture in Saskatchewan. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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