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Be just even more valuable. as the amazon rainforest, let's be completely honest, are the lungs of our planet. and now to our final award. we're celebrating somebody who spent years using their sporting platform, including their time as australia's rugby union captain, to influence environmental issues. and in the past year, he's made a giant leap into politics, getting elected to work in the australian parliament, he now has the power to act on those issues, senator david pocock. we've managed to employ the help of another australian sportstar to surprise david with the news. hi, i'm pat cumm...

We're also nowhere near the amazon forest, but we've been learning all about how important it is at our tae kwon do project. this is jair, he started the association. of course, the plan is to teach us tae kwon do, but his idea goes beyond that. here, we learn to take care of our world. i was once like rafaela and her brother. i start really young in a social project and it changed my life. our goal here is not only to form athletes, but to form champions in sport and in life, and sustainability is part of our work. thinking more sustainably changed our routines at home. we end up sharing some...

The tae kwon do association has helped us and over 7000 children from rio to be more conscious of our impact on the environment. we hope to show a good example to the world. what and exciting and inspirational project. let's not forget that brazil, with the challenges of deforestation, is a country where that work might be just even more valuable. as the amazon rain forest, let's be completely honest, are the lungs of our planet. and now to our final award. we're celebrating somebody who spent years using their sporting platform, including the time as the australia's rugby union captain, to in...

I'm rafaela, i'm14 years old and i live in rio dejaneiro. me and my brother started learning tae kwon do about six years ago. when people think about rio, they probably think about beaches and parties but it's a very big city. we're on the other side, not that well known by tourists and nowhere near the beach. we're also nowhere near the amazon forest but we've been learning all about how important it is at our tae kwon do project. this is jair, he started the association. of course the plan is to teach us tae kwon do but his idea goes beyond that. here we learn to take care of our world. i wa...

Editor’s Note: As recent evidence claims legal and illegal logging are skyrocketing, Adriano Karipuna, a Brazilian Indigenous and climate activist, is