10 Questions
Who is known as synonymous with ornithology in India?
Salim Ali
Who played a highly significant role in the preservation of India’s wildlife as the Prime Minister?
Indira Gandhi
Who received 10 awards for conservation activities between 1975 and 1999?
SP Godrej
Which individual is known for being India’s most famous environmental lawyer and for filing several Public Interest Litigations for supporting environmental conservation?
Anil Agarwal
Who founded the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, which works on the conservation of biological diversity?
M S Swaminathan
Who is remembered for saving the ancient sequoia trees in California?
John Muir
Which thinker wrote the 'Origin of Species' and brought to light the close relationship between habitats and species?
Charles Darwin
Who spoke of the dangers of commerce to the environment in the 1840s?
Ralph Emerson
Which thinker wrote that the wilderness should be preserved after living in the wild for a year?
Henry Thoreau
Who formed the Sierra club, a major conservation NGO in the USA?
John Muir
Test your knowledge of internationally known environmental thinkers such as Charles Darwin, Ralph Emerson, Henry Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopald, Rachel Carson, and EO Wilson. Explore their different perspectives on the environment and their contributions to environmental science.
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