Page 11 - What Where Why - 8

Unit-II

5 World of Nature
Environmentalists

A clean environment is essential for the existence of all living beings. However, humans have
polluted it and made it hazardous for all living beings. Some individuals have been passionate about
considering and protecting the natural environment.

Read the descriptions and write the names of famous the environmentalists. You may use the Help
Box.
1 He was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.
The idea of the Chipko movement was suggested by him. He fought for
the preservation of forests in the Himalayas.
______________________

2 A popular environmentalist, she is known for her active role in the Narmada
Bachao Andolan—a powerful mass movement against the construction of a
large dam on Narmada river. ______________________

3 He was the 45th Vice-President of the USA and has also been a great
environmentalist who won the Nobel Prize. His documentary ‘An
Inconvenient Truth’ on environment and climate change won an Oscar in 2006.
______________________

4 She is an environmentalist and has researched extensively on the chimpanzees
of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. She worked extensively on
conservation and animal welfare issues. ______________________

5 She is an environmentalist from Karnataka who planted 385 banyan trees.
She was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2019. ______________________

6 She is a political activist and a supporter of the green concept of sustainable
development. As an environmentalist, she is the director general of the Centre
for Science and the Environment. ______________________

7 She is one of the most committed environmentalists today. For 738 days, she
lived in the branches of an ancient redwood tree to save it from being cut down.
______________________

Fact File Help Box

Tulsi Gowda is an Indian environmentalist from Sunita Narain, Julia Lorraine Hill, Medha Patkar,
Karnataka who has planted over 30,000 saplings and Saalumarada Thimmakka, Sunderlal Bahuguna,
looks after the nurseries of the forest department. Jane Goodall, Al Gore

9