LEADER 04002oam 2200577I 450 001 9910452938003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-351-28031-7 010 $a1-351-28032-5 010 $a1-909493-73-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351280327 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040364 035 $a(EBL)1741709 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000820231 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11459506 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820231 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10863253 035 $a(PQKB)10497855 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1741709 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1741709 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650146 035 $a(OCoLC)884015358 035 $a(OCoLC)1011122426 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040364 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlanet Savers $e301 Extraordinary Environmentalists 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-367-10760-0 311 $a1-906093-00-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTitle page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; The Planet Savers:; Index of Planet Savers; Index of organisations; Photo credits; About the author 330 2 $a"Protecting the planet is everyone's work. But we all have our own heroes in whatever area we are working. Planet Savers brings together the varied stories of the hundreds of movers and shakers that have spoken up throughout history and taken action to defend the world from pollution, deforestation, species loss and climate change.? From Theodore Roosevelt to Al Gore; from Francis of Assisi to David Attenborough - and from hundreds more men and women that you will know little, if anything, about. Scientists, artists, business people, priests, lawyers, poets, politicians, activists and more, from every continent of the world. Their work has enthused us about the natural world and warned us that we must do much more to preserve it. The Indian woman who became the world's first environmental martyr; the Baptist Reverend who asked "What Would Jesus Drive?"; the Quaker big game hunter who set up the first conservation organisation; the Shakespearian actor who revolutionised organic gardening; and the housewife whose campaign against toxic waste forced a President to act.? The book is a cornucopia of people who from time immemorial have put their careers, reputations and lives on the line to protect our planet from its governing inhabitants - the human race. Today, as thousands of species of animals and plants are faced with extinction, thousands of years of indigenous knowledge is lost in the face of technological advance, and we become more and more aware of the potential doomsday scenario of a warming world, we need Planet Savers more than ever.? Our inspiration can be the 301 environmental lives portrayed in this book. These people cared enough to do something about it. Planet Savers is both a tribute and a catalyst: a tribute to the people that loved the planet enough to want to act to save it, and a catalyst for the people who will be inspired to act after reading it. New Planet Savers are at work right now in rainforests and megacities; in community centres and boardrooms; at road protests and in courtrooms, all over the world. If this book has one great aim it is to inspire you, the reader, to join them.? It is a book that every home should own."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aEnvironmentalists$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnvironmentalists 676 $a333.720922 700 $aDesmond$b Kevin$0921089 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452938003321 996 $aPlanet Savers$92066067 997 $aUNINA