Doutzen Kroes is not only one of the world's most famous supermodels, she's also a passionate conservationist and a global ambassador for Knot On My Planet, an organization dedicated to saving the elephants.

To mark COP25, the biggest climate change conference of the year, the China Current is proud to present a special series of interviews with global leaders, decision-makers, and activists who are confronting the biggest threat to our planet. Join us over the next month as James Chau speaks to: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, primatologist Jane Goodall, conservationist and supermodel Doutzen Kroes, and more. We begin with Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former President of Ireland, and current Chair of the Elders. She shares how the birth of her grandchild 16 years ago caused her to re-think her ideas on climate change, and the devastation we are causing not only to the planet, but to our own survival.

Once considered taboo to discuss, mental health is now rising up on the global agenda, including at this year's UN General Assembly, as the evidence linking it to wellbeing, the economy, and our future continues to build. In China, overcoming this challenge is all the more critical, as 1.4 billion people contend with the changing expectations, pressure, and income inequality that has accompanied the country’s dramatic drastic economic transformation of the last 40 years. Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder have become some of the new realities - but with few resources available to those that struggle with their mental health, some people must turn to their own methods for maintaining their wellbeing. We look at the emerging trends and the cultural traditions that could offer hope for the future.