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Environmentalism is a concern with the preservation of the human and natural environment, especially from pollution, and the ethics and politics associated with this.

Environmentalism has been described as including the protection of natural resources, ecosystems, human life, and indigenous peoples. Contemporary environmentalists often seek to achieve these ends by influencing the political process by lobbying, education, activism and setting an example. They can also promote alternative ways or social change in society with day by day actions. Some of the issues of concern for the environmental movement are pollution, species extinction, waste reduction, recycling, the threat of global warming and ozone depletion, and genetically engineered crops.

Ecologism is a recently coined synonym used by some authors for environmentalism, and the related term "ecology" is often used in a similar way. Some writers, however, contrast the two terms, "environmentalism" having more anthropocentric overtones and "ecology" having more "biocentric" ones.*

Environmental organizations

''See also List of environmental organizations and Category:Environmental organizations
This is a huge number of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve, analyze or monitor the environment in different ways. Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private (NGO). Many countries have organizations that address general and specific environmenental issues at a local or national level.

Greenpeace is the most prominent international organization, and lobbies on a wide range of environmental issues. Other international organizations such as World Wildlife Fund have specific areas of concern.

Criticisms of the environmental movement

Most detractors of the environmentalist movement argue that the evidence of problems cited by environmentalists are not scientifically sound.

Some environmental groups have been accused of using sensationalist tactics and misinforming the public instead of deferring to scientific evidence. Environmentalists are also sometimes accused of advocating anti-globalization and anti-corporatization, which some say is detrimental to achieving environmental objectives.

Environmentalism in non-fiction

Environmentalism in fiction

Environmentalism in music

Environmentalism has occasionally been the topic of song lyrics since the 1960s. See Environmental protest songs for a list of such songs.

See also

References

  • Helvarg, David, The War Against the Greens, (San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1994) ISBN 0871564599
  • Shellenberger, M. and T. Nordhaus 2004 The Death of Environmentalism * .
  • "Environmental Heresies" by Stewart Brand *

External links

Activism | Environmentalism

Environmentalismus | Ambientalismo | איכות הסביבה | ecologisme

 

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