Greek Man Named Europe’s “Young Champion of the Earth” by UN
ENALEIA’s Lefteris Arapakis. Credit: UN Environment Programme/YouTube
Lefteris Arapakis, a 26-year old Greek climate activist and entrepreneur, was named “Young Champion of the Earth” for Europe by the United Nations on December 11.
A graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business, in 2017 Arapakis co-founded ENALEIA, a social startup inspired by Greece’s climate and economic crisis that teaches the unemployed sustainable fishing practices. ENALEIA was the first school for professional fishermen anywhere in the country.
Greek Reporter spoke to Arapakis about his mission to attract more people into the fishing sector by creating conditions for ongoing sustainable fishing in the future during an interview in 2019.