New Delhi: Model-actor Milind Soman, who left for a 1,500 km long marathon from here to Mumbai Friday, in support of a clean and green environment, says the world can be happier and healthier if each person does his bit every day.

Los Angeles: Singer-actress Selena Gomez has urged her fans to donate to the latest Unicef campaign to help starving children in Africa.

London: Actress-model Pamela Anderson, who is a prominent animal rights activist, has jetted off to Berlin to promote a ban on killing seals for their fur.

Chandigarh: When Kings XI Punjab take to their home ground, the PCA stadium at Mohali, against Kolkata Knight Riders for their Indian Premier League (IPL) match today, the players will don green-coloured caps to spread the message of conserving energy.

London: Supermodel Miranda Kerr has been named Earth Hour’s global ambassador for the second year running.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan was today honoured with a Green Globe award for "outstanding efforts by a celebrity" to fight climate change.

Pakistani actress Veena Malik is urging people to give up meat and turn vegetarian as she poses for the new PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ad campaign.

Chennai: Actor Sonu Sood, who received rave reviews for his work in the Salman-starrer Dabangg, is joining PETA to promote vegetarianism.

Mumbai: After actor Amitabh Bachchan campaigning for the tigers, you will now hear actress Madhuri Dixit Nene talking about saving Asian elephants.

A PETA supporter and a vegan by choice, Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman is famous not just for her acting prowess but also her environmental campaigns and for the fact that these campaigns are not just lip-service!

New Delhi: Bollywood actors Priyanka Chopra and Rahul Bose are to compete on the World Environment Day June 5 to motivate people to do their bit to save the mother earth.

Mumbai: Sitar player Anoushka Shankar Thursday appealed to the people to boycott zoos as the animals locked up there are tortured and made to suffer.

When a thinking director makes a commercial movie of epic proportions, around the theme of environment and living in sync with nature, it’s time to sit up and pay attention. And James Cameron expected nothing less when he made Avatar.

Mumbai: In the lead up to 26th March, leading actor Vidya Balan has pledged support for Earth Hour 2011 at a press conference in Mumbai.

New Delhi: Hollywood star Pamela Anderson, who is set to send temperatures soaring in the "Bigg Boss" house, has a special message for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - "Stop India's leather trade".

She's well known for her endless and very shapely legs, and a body that makes her the highest paid model in the world and the sixteenth richest woman in the world of entertainment. But making money is and looking like a million bucks is not all that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is about.

New Delhi: Condemning the massive dams being built across the length and breadth of the Himalayas, prominent environmentalists say involving the mountain people in development efforts, large-scale tree plantation and small dams could provide answers to many a problem.

For a man who has been associated with stunts and myriad forms of ‘khatra’ (danger) throughout his career, being affiliated with the environment comes naturally.

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has agreed to be the national green ambassador to initiate eco-friendly campaigns in India, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh announced Monday.

The world is certainly not enough for this man, for he believes in improving it in whatever little way he can.

London: Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has launched a campaign to protect the tigers.

For this ‘Speed’ star, environmental consciousness runs in the family.

We’ve known many celebrities who have done their bit for the environment, but when the ‘most trusted celebrity’ supports a cause, he naturally adds a whole lot more credibility to it.

Think Brad Pitt and dimpled, drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood actor springs to your mind instantly. He has been often cited one of the world's most attractive men; forms the most famous celebrity couple with Angelina Jolie and has attracted worldwide media attention for his humanitarian work.

They’re opulent, they’re eminent, and for some reason the entire world wants to know who's doing what! Though more often in news for their exorbitant expenditures and zaany lifestlye, a wide array of stars have also been in the buzz for doing more than their bit for environment conservation and eco-friendliness. Here are some celebrities that have made it to the MSN Green list of Eco-Heroes of the year!

Mumbai: Actor John Abraham is deeply attached to the idea of wildlife conservation. So it comes as no surprise to know that he will now produce a film on tiger preservation to be directed by internationally renowned filmmaker Mike Pandey.

For this America’s Sweetheart, going green got a totally new meaning when she became a mom. From driving a bio-fuel car to having her own organic garden, find out what Julia Roberts does to conserve the environment.

The ‘thinking’ film-maker talks about his views on the issue of climate change and global warming and the message is clear -- Be selfish. Don’t care about the environment because somebody tells you to... do it for yourself.

The actor, often referred to as the "Sean Penn of Asian Cinema", has been actively involed with the green cause. Read on to find out more...

She is the fairer half of the most popular celebrity couple in the world. She has been voted the most beautiful woman in the world. She is the highest paid actress in Hollywood. And she is a champion for humanitarian and environmental causes.

Bollywood celebs support Oxfam's climate change campaign

Few stars have dedicated themselves to a cause they believe in so passionately as Leonardo DiCaprio.

The awards-show dinner recognised Hollywood's efforts to go green with an organic, low-waste, environmentally friendly event.

Going green has become a deeply held cause embraced by many of Hollywood’s elite. Be it Leonardo Dicaprio, Salma Hayek, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman, or Sean Penn; there is a whole list of celebrities from the West that support environmental organisations and show that they care.

Meet a very proactive ‘green star’ -- Cameron Diaz.

Actor to fund solar power projects for Orissa villages

Embracing the nature

Actor to fund solar power projects for Orissa villages

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen has been named the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in New York City.

She drives a Toyota Prius, a full hybrid electric mid-sized car. She buys products that contain recycled materials. She is keen to go live in the country for a year, grow her own food and milk cows. She is a a member of the Environmental Media Association and has filmed public service announcements about the importance of conserving energy.