Who is Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmentalist who arrived by boat in New York and asked to end the "war on nature"

In New York, about 200 people were waiting and receiving her as a rock star. Young environmentalist Greta Thunberg arrived in Manhattan after crossing the Atlantic on a sailboat and called end the "war against nature".

Upon arriving on the continent, the 16-year-old teenager dedicated a few words to US President Donald Trump, who denies global warming.

"My message to him is just listen to scienceobviously, it does not do it, "said Thunberg.

Thunberg said that he did not think he could convince Trump of the urgency of acting if others had not succeeded, and explained that it is the reason why he focuses on creating the greatest awareness possible in others.

"We must act, if it will not be too late, let's wait more, let's do it now," he urged.

The young woman, who will attend a United Nations conference on the weather in September, did not want to travel by plane to avoid generating carbon emissions, and the "zero carbon" sailboat Malitzia II He offered to take it. The UN welcomed it with a fleet of 17 sailboats, one for each sustainable development goal.

Fires in the Amazon

Thunberg also talked about the "devastating and horrible" fires in the Amazon, mainly triggered by farmers to expand the area devoted to livestock and pasture.

"They clearly indicate that we must stop destroying nature and that our war against nature must end," he said.

Thunberg became an icon in the fight against climate change after designing a year ago students strike every Friday to call leaders and politicians to the action ("Fridays for the future" or "Friday for the future").

The young woman began demonstrating in front of the Swedish Parliament in August 2018 to try to convince politicians to take action to fight against global warming.

Thunberg announced that he would be participating on Friday in his first school strike outside the UN headquarters in New York, where students are demonstrating every Friday for six months (though the school year is not over. has not started yet).

Thunberg's concern for the future of the planet began at the age of eight, and he caused a depression. She was later diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Syndrome and Selective Mutation.

In one year, Thunberg was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, spoke before the UN climate conference in Poland, in the parliaments of countries like France and Italy and met with Pope Francis.

Thunberg, who spent a sabbatical year focusing on his activism against the weather, said he still did not know how he would return to Europe.

The young He plans to travel to Canada and Mexico before traveling to Chile to attend the World Summit on Climate Change (COP25) in December.