This book provides an introduction into the diversity of the environmental movement through
great characters in the green sector. The book describes inspiring personal achievements and
at the same time it provides readers with information regarding the history the main
directions and the ethical principles of the environmental movement. Some of the most important
characters of the movement from all around the world are included in the book. As well as the
title characters Buddha and Leonardo DiCaprio other famous environmentalists like Albert
Schweitzer David Attenborough and Jane Goodall are discussed. Some of the less well-known but
equally important environmentalists such as Chico Mendes Bruno Manser Henry Spira Tom Regan
or Rossano Ercolini are highlighted in the various chapters. The selection of characters
represents all major branches within the green sector ranging from medieval saints to
Hollywood celebrities from university professors to field activists from politicians to
philosophers from ecofeminists to radicals.
