Environmentalist

An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities".^[1] An environmentalist is engaged in or believes in the philosophy of environmentalism. Environmentalists are sometimes referred to using informal or derogatory terms such as "greenie" and "tree-hugger".^[2]

Notable environmentalists[]

Some notable environmentalists include:

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In recent years, there are not only environmentalists for natural environment but also environmentalists for human environment. For instance, the activists who call for "mental green space" by getting rid of disadvantages of internet, cable TV, and smartphones have been called "info-environmentalists".^[5]

See also[]

Nancy Pelosi meets with the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients – six individuals who have made a profound impact in their communities and throughout the world by fighting for environmental justice.

• Environmentalism
• Global 500 Roll of Honour
• Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
• Heroes of the Environment
• Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
• Conservationist
  • Conservation movement
  • Conservation ethic
  • Ecology movement
• Goldman Environmental Prize
• Green libertarianism
• Ecofascism
• Green conservatism
• List of peace activists
• List of people associated with renewable energy
• List of pro-nuclear environmentalists
• Greenpeace^[6]
• School strike for climate

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