On this #InternationalWomensDay I am cherishing six fantastic women fighting for nature and against biodiversity loss! B!
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Jane Goodall – The British behavioural scientist devoted her life to the protection of chimpanzees and other endangered species and founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977. B!
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Rachel Carson – The American biologist and environmental activist published the groundbreaking book "Silent Spring" in 1962. Her insights raised awareness for the impacts of pesticides on the environment. B!
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Wangari Maathai – The Kenyan environmental activist, winner of the Nobel peace prize, founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. This indigenous grassroots organization protects the environment and empowers women through the planting of trees. B!
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Dian Fossey – The American behavioural scientist lived and worked for decades with the Gorillas in Rwanda, fighting against poaching and deforestation until her assassination in 1985. B!
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Georgina Mace – The British ecologist developed the first scientific approach for the assessment of biodiversity loss and supplied the concept for the Red Lists of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. B!
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Who are your heroines of nature protection?
Celebrate them on #InternationalWomensDay
Happy to read your favourites!
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Antje Boetius – The German marine biologist and conservationist is engaged in research of deep sea microorganisms and fights tirelessly for the protection of the oceans and their inhabitants. B!
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