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Environmentalist famous for his Land Ethic essay and advocated for strong relationship between humans and environment.
Aldo Leopald
Father of biodiversity. Forerunner in study of ants and socialbiology. Noted for environmental advocacy.
E.O Wilson
Warned about dangers of human overpopulation on earths natural resources and welfare state through his essay “ the tragedy of commons”
Garrett Hardin
US senator in democratic party. founder of earth day
Gaylord Nelson
first cheif of us forest service. advocated conservation of resources.
Gifford Pinchot
Walden. Leaving civilization to live in solitude on the banks of nearby Walden Pond. Thoreau was an environmentalist who could see the consequences of unrestrained and irresponsible consumption of resources.
Henry David Thoreau
She worked on conservation and animal welfare issues, and she created the Jane Goodall Institute in order to analyze human impacts on conservation
Jane Goodall
He was the founder of the Sierra Club and is known for “ father of the national parks”
John Muir
He helped launch the Green Revolution. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for role in humanitarian science
Norman Borlaug
American biologist who warned about the affects of overpopulation and the effects of limited resources, wrote “ The Population Bomb”
Paul Ehrlich
defended natural world against pollution. known book Silent Spring, concerned the use of pestcides and its effect on world
Rachel Carson
Discovered that CFC’s contribute to ozone depletion and discovered the thinning of the ozone above antarctica
Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina
Created the U.S forest service and established many national forests, federal bird reserves, national game preserves, ad national parks
Theodore Roosevelt
“An Essay on The Principle of Population” This places emphasis on birth rates and marriage rates. Discusses distress of resources as population increases. Spoke upon positive and preventative checks as solutions.
Thomas Malthus
Founded Green Belt movement, focuses on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women’s rights.
Wangari Maathai