ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTSPREPARED BY, JOSIN JOSE

MACFAST COLLEGE, THIRUVALLA

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM“Advocacy for or work towards protecting

the natural environment from destruction or pollution”.

Environmental activists work on preventing and then eliminating pollution and preserving and conserving the natural environment.

SUGATHAKUMARIBorn – 1934Poet, activist, environmentalist“Save Silent Valley” protestParticipated in the “save kurinji campaign” at

Munnar in May 2006Dharna against Athirappilly hydro electric

projectInaugurated going green with “ende

manthram”

MEDHA PATKARBorn – 1st December 1954 in Mumbai.Led “ Narmada Bachao Andolan”(social

movement).Fought a legal battle against the proposed thermal

power plant at Hanakon.Was against the Govt. giving permission to

industries, in residential localities and within city limits.

Played a pivotal role in driving out the Tata Nano plant from Singur.

SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNABorn-9th January 1927.Garhwali Environmentalist.Chipko Movement leader.Created the Chipko slogan “ Ecology is

permanent economy”Follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of

non violence and satyagraha.Led the Anti- Tehri Dam movement.

MANEKA GANDHIBorn- 26th August 1956.Indian politician, animal rights activist,

environmentalist.Started the organization “people for animals”She is also a patron of international animal

rescue.Worked a lot for the cause of wild life

protection.Authored a number of books in areas of

animal welfare

ARUNDHATI ROY Born-24th November 1961.Indian novelist, environmental activist. Her writings on various social, environmental

and political issues have been a subject of major controversy in India.

Fought against the Narmada valley dam project along with Medha Patkar.

In response to India's testing of nuclear weapons in Pokhran, (Rajasthan), she wrote “The End of Imagination” (1998)

ANGELINA JOLIEBorn- June 4th 1975.Actor, Director, Producer, Environmentalist.She donated $5 million to build 150

affordable and environmentally sustainable homes.

Donated money to build Cambodia wildlife sanctuary.

Together with Brad Pitt, she set up the Jolie-Pitt foundation for environmental protection

JOHN ABRAHAMBorn – 17th December 1972.He urges youngsters to join hands for mankind

and environment protection.He work for PETA( People for the ethical

treatment of animals)He owns his own brigade called John’s Brigade

for “Habitat for Humanity”He also helped in creating India’s first elephant

village in Maharashtra for which he was awarded an Eco warrior award.

CONCLUSIONEnvironmental Activism has an

important role . So environmentalism, a word often used interchangeably with environmental activism, covers the lobbying and campaigning side. Environmental activists work on preventing and then eliminating pollution and preserving and conserving the natural environment.