Umar Manzoor Shah is a journalist based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir who reports on climate change for various international publications. He is a recipient of the 2017 Lorenzo Natali Prize.

Gitonga Njeru is a Kenyan-based journalist. His stories have appeared in outlets including Al-Jazeera, BBC, Christian Science Monitor, New Scientist, The Guardian and Unearthed.

Cluny Sr. Sylvian Aua is the youngest of a family of seven children. She grew up in Aumu, a small village in Papua New Guinea. She studied in Catholic schools and decided to become a nun in the 10th grade.