Recently videos of protestors throwing food at precious paintings in museums or sticking themselves to the paintings have been circulating on the internet.
The average wedding in the affluent United Arab Emirates costs $80,000 and can take up to a week. India's wedding market is rising by 25% a year, while China's wedding market, worth $57 billion, is growing at an average annual rate of 7.8%.
Chile is at the grips of the climate crisis. They are currently facing a 14-year drought that has prompted talk of water rationing in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Since its introduction in 2005, the annual Champions of the Earth award has given some of the most dynamic environmental leaders in the world attention and recognition.