Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world /

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 c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nielsen, Larry A., 1948- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Meine, Curt (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2017]
Temas:
Muir, John, > 1838-1914.
Darling, Jay N. > (Jay Norwood), > 1876-1962.
Leopold, Aldo, > 1886-1948.
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964.
Mendes, Chico, > 1944-1988.
Frank, Billy, > Jr., > 1931-2014.
Maathai, Wangari.
Brundtland, Gro Harlem.
Muir, John, > 1838-1914
Mendes, Chico, > 1944-1988
Maathai, Wangari
Leopold, Aldo, > 1886-1948
Frank, Billy, > Jr., > 1931-2014
Darling, Jay N. > (Jay Norwood), > 1876-1962
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964
Brundtland, Gro Harlem
Conservationists > Biography.
Environmentalists > Biography.
Climatic changes.
Nature conservation.
Environmental sciences > Philosophy.
Environmental policy.
Climate Change
Nature > Conservation.
Climat > Changements.
Sciences de l'environnement > Philosophie.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > Biographies.
climate change.
environmental policy.
Climate change.
Conservation of the environment.
Environment law.
Environmental medicine.
The environment.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Nature conservation
Environmental law
Climatic changes
Conservationists
Environmentalists
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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