About Us

Our Mission

We must rescue biodiversity and protect the environment, connecting science and nature with people's emotions in a massive way and achieve tangible changes.

Our Objective

We must generate changes in people, showing all the beauty we are about to lose, the environmental problems that we are going through in relation to plastic pollution, climate change and the conservation of nature, as well as the possible solutions to face them.

This is done by uniting science with the creation of world-class audiovisual and photographic content, supporting worldwide campaigns, and using the media.

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Our Story

Rescue The Planet was born after Sergio Izquierdo, a contributing photographer for National Geographic, participated in a scientific expedition from Bermuda to Iceland on a sailboat. The objective of the expedition was to collect microplastic samples throughout the 23-day journey.

During the entire expedition he witnessed that microplastic was collected in all the samples.  It was extremely shocking by contrasting with the fact that 3/4 of the planet is sea.

Facing with this great problem and the existence of many NGOs financed or created by the plastic industry, and the varied information that has been given to the population to promote the interests of the same industry, Sergio Izquierdo along with Rocío Ruiz, writer for National Geographic Traveler, created Rescue The Planet.

Our Team

Sergio Izquierdo - Rescue The Planet
Sergio Izquierdo
Director & Co-founder
Jose Miguel Izquierdo - Rescue The Planet
José Miguel Izquierdo
Editor Assistant
Ninoshka López - Rescue The Planet
Ninoshka López
Biologist - Researcher
Rocio Ruiz - Rescue The Planet
Rocío Ruiz
Co-founder - Logistics
Alejandro Jaime - Rescue The Planet
Alejandro Jaime
Public Relations
Alejandro Jaime - Rescue The Planet
Juan José Ruiz
Project Manager
Edgar Dávila - Rescue The Planet
Edgar Dávila
Cameraman - Editor
Erick Pinedo - Rescue The Planet
Elizabeth González
Director of Educational Development
Erick Pinedo - Rescue The Planet
Erick Pinedo
Editor