Robert Redford

Profiles 6 individuals: In Russia an activist is mobilizing her fellow Russian citizens to reroute a highway that would destroy Moscow's Khimki Forest. In Argentina a local women stops the indiscriminate spraying of toxic agrochemicals on the soy fields surrounding her barrio and across the region. In the Arctic Garden an Inupiat indigenous leader takes aim at the threat of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Sea which threatens her people and the...

Profiles 6 individuals: In South Africa an activist is leading a campaign against fracking that threatens the Karoo, where sparse desert and majestic mountains converge to create an agriculture heartland and flourishing wildlife reserves. In Iraq Azzam Alwash has taken on the challenge of restoring the Mesopotamia Marshes to their original splendor. In Italy an elementary school teacher began a public education campaign about the dangers of incinerators...

Profiles 6 individuals: In Haiti – Jean Weiner is reviving his country's marine life by restoring the coral reefs and by planting over a million mangrove trees to combat deforestation and coastal degradation. In Myanmar Myint Zaw launched a series of art exhibits to halt construction of the Myitsone Dam on the treasured Irrawaddy River. In Honduras Bertha Cáceres rallied the indigenous Lenca people to wage a grassroots protest that successfully...

Profiles 6 individuals: In Germany community activists respond to the Chernobyl nuclear accident by creating the country's first successful, cooperatively owned, renewable power company. In Texas, an entrepreneur returns home to his environmentally damaged coastal community to fight a major industrial polluter. In Zimbabwe when the rhino population in his homeland is threatened by heavily armed poachers, a visionary bush pilot moves the animals hundreds...

Profiles 6 individuals: In the USA an Appalachian native battles Mountaintop Removal coal mining. In Indonesia, a woman helped solve Bali's waste management crisis. In Suriname, two indigenous leaders organized their communities against logging on native lands. In Bangladesh; an environmental lawyer won a decisive victory against her country's powerful "ship breaking" industry; in Russia a scientist has created an educational network to help identify...

What we take from and put back into the Earth reflects the very nature of who we are as human beings. Meet people from Washington, Liberia, Macedonia, the Cook Islands, Mongolia, and Chile who believe end results depend upon how we begin.

Biodiversity is a central component to the successful operation of Earth's natural systems. Meet people from Haiti, Myanmar, Honduras, Kenya, Canada, and Scotland who spend time and energy securing healthy local environmental regulations.

A healthy mind, body, and environment are all critical for living happy and productive lives. Meet pioneering people in Iraq, Colombia, South Africa, Indonesia, the United States, and Italy who believe in living symbiotically with nature.

The value of Earth's natural resources changes depending on to whom you speak. Meet people from France, Colombia, Vietnam, South Africa, the Philippines, and Michigan who have circumvented extraordinary challenges to protect the Earth.

This book presents an international look at sustainable home design, it explores a compelling range of design styles and cutting-edge green technologies. The rising cost of fuel and the growing commitment to protect the environment have sparked exciting innovations in prefab home construction around the world. Showcasing many of the unlimited possibilities offered by prefabrication to build incredibly energy-efficient homes, Prefabulous World features...