Ramdeo Misra

Dr. Rex N. Olinares

George Perkins Marsh

(ɪnvaɪrənmɛntəlɪst , -vaɪərn- ) Word forms: environmentalists. countable noun. An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with protecting and preserving the natural environment, for example, by preventing pollution. Synonyms: conservationist, ecologist, green, friend of the earth More Synonyms of environmentalist.

Hays traces the origins of the Environmental Era (basically, the past two decades) back to the public-health movements of New Deal America. These movements attempted to address social concerns by improving physical surroundings. But they also emphasized new causes of illness, many of them environmental.

Despite the diversity of the environmental movement, four pillars provided a unifying theme to the broad goals of political ecology: protection of the environment, grassroots democracy, social justice, and nonviolence.

Some practical tips schools can adopt:

1. Introduce the 3 R’s: reduce waste, reuse resources, and recycle materials.
2. Organise tree planting days at school and tell them why trees are important to the environment.
3. Encourage children to switch off all appliances and lights when not in use.

An environmental activist is a person who is aware of the impact human actions have had —and still have— on the planet and its inhabitants, and advocates for the implementation of sustainable, environmentally sound methods towards the development of mankind.

Although an environmentalist is not a career per se, individuals who want to pursue a career in environmentalism can work as environmental scientists, environmental lobbyists or environmental educators. All of these positions require some postsecondary education, although most demand at least a master’s degree.

Tools Used

• Air samplers or collectors — Air quality dataloggers; Atmospheric deposition collectors; Lead air sampling kits; Mercury monitors (see all 6 examples)
• All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled — All terrain vehicles ATV.
• Anemometers.
• Coliwasas — Liquid samplers.
• Colorimeters.

Environmental advocacy is presenting information on nature and environmental issues that is decidedly opinionated and encourages its audience to adopt more environmentally sensitive attitudes, often more biocentric worldviews.

There are three types of advocacy – self-advocacy, individual advocacy and systems advocacy.

Clarity of purpose,Safeguard,Confidentiality,Equality and diversity,Empowerment and putting people first are the principles of advocacy.