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Thai Buddhist monks wrap orange clerical robes around trees to protect forests. "Ordaining" a tree is a provocative ritual that has become the symbol of a small but influential monastic movement aimed at reversing environmental degradation and the unsustainable economic development and consumerism that fuel it. This book examines the evolution of this movement from the late 1980s to the present, exploring the tree ordination and other rituals used to resist destructive national projects. Susan M. Darlington explores monks' motivations, showing how they interpret their lived religion as the basis of their actions, and provides an in-depth portrait of activist monk Phrakhru Pitak Nanthakhun. The obstacles monks face, including damage to their reputations, arrest, and even assassination, reveal the difficulty of enacting social justice. Even the tree ordination itself must now withstand its appropriation for state projects. Despite this, monks have gone from individual action to a loosely allied movement that now works with nongovernmental organizations. This is a fascinating, firsthand account of engaged Buddhism.

Environmentalism --- Environmental movement --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Sustainable living --- Religious aspects --- Buddhism. --- Greenwashing

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"Environment: Why Read the Classics? presents six important essays by some of the world's leading environmental thinkers on six of the most emblematic books ever written on the environment. The books--Walden; A Sand County Almanac; Small is Beautiful; Silent Spring; The Limits to Growth; and Our Common Future--taken together have been hugely important in the development of global environmental awareness, activism and policy. The essayists--Viriato Soromenho-Marques, J. Baird Callicott, José Lima Santos, Tim O'Riordan, Satish Kumar and Marina Silva--invite readers to reflect on these ground-breaking works and examine their historical importance, as well as what they should mean to us today and what relevance they will have to future generations. More than just books about the environment, these are also philosophical treatises, in that they increase our understanding of the natural world and of ourselves, calling us "to weigh and consider", as Bacon put it. In particular, they make us reflect on the need to constantly redefine the purposes of progress, the economy and society. How we relate to nature is a crucial aspect in the plans we make as a species, and as individuals; and every one of these books inspires a more respectful relationship, both with nature and humanity, and consequently with ourselves. The six essays in this book are the result of a series of conferences organised in Lisbon by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation with the support of the American Embassy in Portugal. Its raison d'etre was to revisit the ideas that have shaped the environmental movement, seeking inspiration to deal with what looks like a very challenging future. The significance of such timeless concepts is now more apparent than ever; and these evergreen books are full of ideas that retain their spark even in our difficult times. This is what makes them classics. Environment: Why Read the Classics? is a provocative book and will be essential reading for all those concerned about the state of the world."--Provided by publisher.

Environmental literature -- History and criticism. --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- English Literature --- Environmentalism --- Nature --- Environmental literature. --- History --- Effect of human beings on --- Ecological literature --- Environmental movement --- Ecology --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Sustainable living --- Greenwashing

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This volume highlights the ways in which scholarly analysis has contributed to a rich understanding of the links between spreading democracy, gender equality, and environmental protection. Combining theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives, the volume includes cutting-edge debates on the meaning of democracy and the processes of its development, as well as the response of democracies to environmental and gender concerns. In particular, the volume answers questions applicable to the situation of women in the democratizing world as well as to environmental problems, linking together the issues of gender and environment. It discusses the difference between democratic and non-democratic countries in terms of protection and care for their citizens; security of women's rights and women's opportunities offered by democratic vs. non-democratic states; relations between environmental issues and gender; and women's response to environmental problems.

Environmental policy --- Environmentalism. --- Citizen participation. --- Environmental movement --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Sustainable living --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Political sociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Greenwashing --- Political Science --- Political science & theory. --- Political economy. --- Political sociology. --- General. --- Political Freedom & Security --- International Security. --- Peace. --- Mass political behavior --- Political behavior --- Political science --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects

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In 2009, the CO2 Energy Emissions Index found that Australia had overtaken the USA to become the largest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. 'Green Australia: A Snapshot' examines the ways in which Australians are attempting to reduce their ecological footprint both at home and at work.

Environmental impact analysis -- Australia. --- Environmentalism -- Australia. --- Green movement -- Australia. --- Sustainable living -- Australia. --- Sustainable living --- Environmentalism --- Green movement --- Environmental impact analysis --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Ecologism --- Environmental action groups --- Environmental groups --- Political ecology --- Environmental movement --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Alternative lifestyles --- E-books --- Greenwashing --- Australian

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