LEADER 04196nam 22006975 450 001 9910295748903321 005 20250730100251.0 010 $a1-64283-007-0 010 $a1-61091-797-9 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-797-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001116965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4823012 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-797-1 035 $a(PPN)232468567 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001116965 100 $a20181102d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNature's Allies $eEight Conservationists Who Changed Our World /$fby Larry Nielsen 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :$cImprint: Island Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a1-61091-795-2 311 08$a1-61091-796-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Foreword \ Curt Meine -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: John Muir, Earth-Citizen, Universe -- Chapter 2: Ding Darling, The Best Friend a Duck Ever Had -- Chapter 3: Aldo Leopold, ?A Very Large and Important Sumpin? -- Chapter 4: Rachel Carson, ?The Lady Who Started All This? -- Chapter 5: Chico Mendes, Gandhi of the Amazon -- Chapter 6: Billy Frank, Jr., The Getting-Arrested Guy -- Chapter 7: Wangari Maathai, The Green Crusader -- Chapter 8: Gro Harlem Brundtland, Godmother of Sustainable Development -- About the Author -- Index. 330 $aIt?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 Allies pays 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. . 606 $aConservation biology 606 $aEcology 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aEcology 606 $aPhilosophy of nature 606 $aEnvironmental law 606 $aConservation Biology 606 $aEnvironmental Health 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aPhilosophy of Nature 606 $aEnvironmental Law 615 0$aConservation biology. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aPhilosophy of nature. 615 0$aEnvironmental law. 615 14$aConservation Biology. 615 24$aEnvironmental Health. 615 24$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aPhilosophy of Nature. 615 24$aEnvironmental Law. 676 $a333.720922 700 $aNielsen$b Larry$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01059171 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910295748903321 996 $aNature's Allies$92504521 997 $aUNINA