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Key Figures in Environmental Science

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Rachel Carson

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Authored 'Silent Spring' leading to DDT pesticide awareness and the modern environmental movement.

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Aldo Leopold

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Developed the concept of a land ethic and wrote 'A Sand County Almanac'.

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John Muir

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Founded the Sierra Club and helped establish national parks like Yosemite.

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Wangari Maathai

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Founded the Green Belt Movement and was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Jane Goodall

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Pioneering work on chimpanzee behavior and a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats.

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Greta Thunberg

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Initiated the global youth movement for climate action with 'Fridays for Future'.

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James Lovelock

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Proposed the Gaia hypothesis, which views Earth as a self-regulating system.

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E.O. Wilson

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Father of sociobiology; advocate for biodiversity and conservation.

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Julia Butterfly Hill

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Famous for living in a 180-foot-tall, 1,500-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days to prevent it from being cut down.

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Chico Mendes

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Fought for the Amazon rainforest and advocated for the rights of Brazilian rubber tappers.

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Carl Sagan

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Popularized science and the importance of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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Lynn Margulis

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Developed the endosymbiotic theory explaining the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotes.

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Paul R. Ehrlich

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Author of 'The Population Bomb' and advocate for population control to prevent environmental degradation.

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Vandana Shiva

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Prominent critic of modern agriculture and advocate for traditional and sustainable farming practices.

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Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Former Prime Minister of Norway, led the Brundtland Commission which coined the term 'sustainable development'.

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Sylvia Earle

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Marine biologist who has been a pioneer for ocean exploration and conservation.

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David Attenborough

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Broadcaster and natural historian who has increased public understanding of the natural world.

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Garrett Hardin

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Introduced the concept of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' in the context of sustainable development.

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Ansel Adams

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Photographer whose images of the American West helped to promote the conservation of this region and establish the national park service.

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Jane Jacobs

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Her work on community involvement and urban planning has influenced environmental considerations in city development.

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