ENVIRONMENT ACTIVISM

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What is EA?

According to FreeDictionary.com. , an Environmental Activist is  a person who advocates for, or works towards, protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

Environmental activism encompasses a broad array of individuals and organizations working in scientific, social, conservational, and political fields that address the concerns of environmentalism.

But really, an environmental activist is not more than a responsible person with a conscience.

As mentioned above, an environmental activist can be any person: from the protester holding a banner to the lawyer, parliamentarian or congressman trying to pass a law that protects the environment.

Today, Earth is the only home we have. Humans, animals and plants —all of us — are bound to dwell on this planet for as long as it will have us. And that time might very well end soon.

Human activities have damaged Earth so deeply that the planet might be inhospitable by the turn of next century . It is more disturbing yet that harm is still being done, despite numerous hints at what is to come.

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.

Normally, the need to become an environmentalist, whether it be a private or educational environmentalist, or an environmental activist, is a “response to some type of threat to a person’s environment, their family or an area or place that they love” ( Chase , 1999).

Environmental Activism Approaches.

1. Solution driven activism: Encompasses finding a solution to a specific problem and demanding steps be taken in order to implement said solution.

2 Change focused activism: This engages and aims for the establishment of an alternative to the pre-existing flawed one.

3. Revolutionary activism: This seeks to create immediate, significant change.