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Aldo Leopold
Wrote 'A Sand County Almanac', promoted the land ethic idea, and was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
Terry Tempest Williams
Author of 'Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place' and environmental activist known for her work in conservation and land rights issues.
Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States, founder of The Climate Reality Project, and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism.
John Muir
His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. Co-founder of the Sierra Club.
Margaret Murie
Known as the 'Grandmother of the Conservation Movement', she played an integral role in the passage of the Wilderness Act.
Rachel Carson
Authored 'Silent Spring,' which raised awareness of the dangers of pesticides and helped spark the modern environmental movement.
Greta Thunberg
Swedish environmental activist famous for initiating the School Strike for Climate movement outside the Swedish Parliament.
David Suzuki
Geneticist, broadcaster, and environmental activist, known for hosting 'The Nature of Things', a popular science television show.
Paul Watson
Co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which uses direct action tactics to protect marine life.
David Attenborough
Broadcaster and natural historian who brought the natural world into people's homes through documentaries like 'Planet Earth'.
Sylvia Earle
Oceanographer who was a pioneer in the field of marine conservation, and the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
E.O. Wilson
Biologist known for his work on biodiversity and a leader in conservation efforts. Termed the concept of 'biophilia'.
George Monbiot
Writer known for his environmental and political activism, author of 'Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning' focusing on global warming.
Gaylord Nelson
Founder of Earth Day, which helped to inspire environmental activism. He also served as a U.S. Senator.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Her book 'The Everglades: River of Grass' helped redefine the Everglades as a valuable ecosystem worth protecting.
Lois Gibbs
Environmental health activist who brought national attention to the Love Canal toxic waste disaster, leading to the creation of the Superfund program.
Wangari Maathai
Founded the Green Belt Movement, which focuses on tree planting, conservation, and women's rights.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Environmental activist, speaker, and author; known for addressing the UN Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992 at age 12.
Julia Butterfly Hill
Activist and environmentalist known for living in an ancient redwood tree for 738 days to prevent it from being cut down.
Chico Mendes
Fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples.
Vandana Shiva
Scholar, environmental activist, and founder of Navdanya, a movement promoting biodiversity conservation, organic farming, and the rights of farmers.
Bill McKibben
Founder of 350.org, an international climate change campaign, and author of 'The End of Nature', the first book for a general audience about climate change.
Jane Goodall
Primatologist known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots program.
Laurance Spalding
Prominent conservation biologist known for his research on tropical ecosystems and efforts to combat deforestation.
Berta Cáceres
Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader who co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).
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