Mattias Klum
Swedish photographer, filmmaker, and UN Goodwill Ambassador Mattias Klum inspires action to protect our most vital and vulnerable ecosystems.
Environmental Hero
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Visual Artist
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Goodwill Ambassador
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Environmental Hero • Visual Artist • Goodwill Ambassador •
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Combining tales of global adventure with award-winning images and film, paired with groundbreaking new science, Mattias shares with his audiences the urgent and moral imperative we have of saving our natural treasures.
Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Mattias is internationally recognized for vividly describing and portraying animals and plants in their natural and cultural settings. His artistry has rendered him success both in the world of documentaries and in the art scene.
Mattias has documented wild places in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Nigeria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana, Thailand, South Africa, China, Iceland, Galapagos, Ecuador, Botswana, Panama, Mongolia, Peru, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Hawaii, and Antarctica. His work in Borneo has brought to the world’s attention the critical loss of biodiversity resulting from the thoughtless proliferation of palm oil plantations.
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Mattias has developed 13 cover stories for National Geographic magazine. His photographs have been shown in renowned museums and galleries globally and at major worldwide events such as the UN Climate Change Conference. The King of Sweden honored Mattias with its Medal of the 8th Grade. The World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader. He serves on the Board of Trustees of WWF Sweden and is a Fellow of The National Geographic Society, Stockholm Resilience Centre, and The Linnean Society of London.
A longtime fan favorite on stage, Mattias expertly blends storytelling, humor, and passion to bring the biodiversity crisis front and center, encouraging audiences to step up in ways large and small to protect what remains for the sheer glory and privilege of being a part of the solution.
Speaking Topics
Leadership
Resilience
Navigating the Future
Conservation
Science
Exploration
Nature
Watch Mattias in action
Presentations
The Planet in Our Hands
Mattias Klum is a masterful storyteller. Through dramatic images and heart-stopping tales of facing down an Asiatic lion, embedding with a tribe of meerkats, stalking deadly vipers, and nearly getting burned alive atop a hot air balloon over a dense Amazon jungle, he weaves humor, beauty, and wonder into each talk, reminding us that what we have is worth saving.
"You can find jewels and gems right where you live if you just have that perception and openness."
– Mattias Klum