environmentalism – EcoLit Books

Book Review: Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

December 2, 2021 by Melissa Dennihy

Beloved Beasts is a richly informative history of the international conservation movement and the central figures who have played crucial roles in developing conservationism and moving conservation efforts forward. The book is also about the ongoing debates, both philosophical and pragmatic, about “humanity’s proper place on earth” (3). Written by Michelle Nijhuis, an award-winning environmental …

Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment: And our irrational, insatiable, unsustainable desire to control nature

September 29, 2019May 20, 2019 by John Yunker

I feel ashamed to admit this, but until recently I had not read, end to end, Silent Spring. I had read parts of the book over the years and have been acutely aware of what the book is about — and perhaps this was the reason I avoided it for so long. But when I saw …

Book Review: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

September 29, 2019November 28, 2016 by Midge Raymond

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf examines the life of the oft-forgotten founder of the modern environmentalist movement. Alexander von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer who, despite having his name attached to natural wonders across the globe, is far less well known than those who drew their …