activism
Every article and hero in Arborpedia that touches this subject.
Heroes03 entries
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Chico Mendes
Brazil · 1944–1988
Brazilian rubber tapper and union leader who organized nonviolent resistance to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.
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Sunderlal Bahuguna
India · 1927–2021
Indian environmentalist who led the Chipko movement, where villagers embraced trees to prevent logging in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand.
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Wangari Maathai
Kenya · 1940–2011
Kenyan environmentalist who founded the Green Belt Movement and planted over 51 million trees across Africa.