CAROLINA NYBERG-STEISER BURSARY PROGRAMME
Remembering an incredible young woman.
In 2017, in the course of her work, Carolina Nyberg-Steiser lost her life in the Brazilian Amazon. Carolina had a huge heart and astonishing determination and had, at just 29 years of age and with grace, intelligence, and sheer force of will, achieved so very much.
Greenpeace and the Resource Alliance, with the support of Carolina’s family, initiated a bursary programme in her name. Its aim was to empower young women who care as deeply for the wellbeing of our planet, and the people who inhabit it, as Carolina did. The Carolina Nyberg-Steiser Bursary ran until 2022.
Carolina dedicated her working life to the protection of nature, bringing people together to save what is best in this world. She could reach deep into the heart of an issue, grip it, and then reach into your heart and leave it there.
Carolina’s conviction was always that, if we are to overcome the greatest challenges of mankind, Greenpeace must forge new alliances and collaborations that create a greater and more permanent impact than any we could achieve alone. The partnerships Carolina created and the millions she raised enabled not just Greenpeace but the wider environmental and human rights movements to drive change for a better world. The influencers who accepted her invitations to join their voices with those of Greenpeace helped to engage millions of people to speak powerful words of truth.
Carolina’s skill in securing enthusiastic support from powerful people was inspiring. She shared these skills with her colleagues as freely as she shared her deep and passionate affinity for the world she sought to protect. At home and across the globe, Carolina always acted with courage and sought to empower and enable, lifting others up to reach new heights in their work and their leadership.