TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nielsen,Larry A.
AU  - Meine,Curt
ED  - Island Press,
TI  - Nature's allies: eight conservationists who changed our world 
SN  - 9781610917971
AV  - GE55 .N55 2017eb
U1  - 363.700922 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Island Press
KW  - Muir, John,
KW  - Darling, Jay N.
KW  - Leopold, Aldo,
KW  - Carson, Rachel,
KW  - Mendes, Chico,
KW  - Frank, Billy,
KW  - Maathai, Wangari.
KW  - Brundtland, Gro Harlem.
KW  - Conservationists
KW  - Biography
KW  - Environmentalists
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Nature conservation
KW  - Environmental sciences
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Climate Change
KW  - Nature
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Climat
KW  - Changements
KW  - Sciences de l'environnement
KW  - Philosophie
KW  - Environnement
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement)
KW  - Biographies
KW  - climate change
KW  - aat
KW  - environmental policy
KW  - Climate change
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Conservation of the environment
KW  - Environment law
KW  - Environmental medicine
KW  - The environment
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - fast
KW  - Environmental law
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - collective biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; John Muir : Earth-planet, universe -- Ding Darling : the best friend a duck ever had -- Aldo Leopold : a very large & important sumpin -- Rachel Carson : the lady who started all this -- Chico Mendes : Gandhi of the Amazon -- Billy Frank Jr. : the getting-arrested guy -- Wangari Maathai : the green crusader -- Gro Harlem Brundtland : godmother of sustainable development
N2  - It's easy to feel powerless in the face of big environmental challenges--but we need inspiration more than ever. With political leaders who deny climate change, species that are fighting for their very survival, and the planet's last places of wilderness growing smaller and smaller, what can a single person do? In Nature's Allies, Larry Nielsen uses the stories of conservation pioneers to show that through passion and perseverance, we can each be a positive force for change. In eight engaging and diverse biographies--John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland--we meet individuals who have little in common except that they all made a lasting mark on our world. Some famous and some little known to readers, they spoke out to protect wilderness, wildlife, fisheries, rainforests, and wetlands. They fought for social justice and exposed polluting practices. They marched, wrote books, testified before Congress, performed acts of civil disobedience, and, in one case, were martyred for their defense of nature. Nature's Alliespays tribute to them all as it rallies a new generation of conservationists to follow in their footsteps. These vivid biographies are essential reading for anyone who wants to fight for the environment against today's political opposition. Nature's Allies will inspire students, conservationists, and nature lovers to speak up for nature and show the power of one person to make a difference
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