SHELLEY BALL

Founder and Executive Director, Biosphere Environmental Education
Ontario, Canada
Dr Shelley Ball is an ecologist, educator, photographer, and environmental storyteller and founder/president of Biosphere Environmental Education, an organisation that combines photography and exploration as ways of connecting people to nature, and inspiring them to preserve it. Shelley is passionate about youth education and inspiring young people to take action on Earth’s most pressing environmental issues. She does this through her Youth Environmental Ambassadors Program, where she takes youth on local and worldwide environmental learning expeditions, teaching photography/video as environmental communication tools. She is passionate about inspiring young leaders who will guide their generation to a sustainable future.