TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hanley,Paul
AU  - Charles,
AU  - Goodall,Jane
TI  - Man of the trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the first global conservationist 
SN  - 9780889775664
AV  - SD411.52.B39 H36 2018
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
PB  - University of Regina Press
KW  - Baker, Richard St. Barbe,
KW  - Conservationists
KW  - England
KW  - Hampshire
KW  - Biography
KW  - Forest conservation
KW  - History
KW  - Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement)
KW  - Angleterre
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Forêts
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Histoire
N1  - "Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales; introduction by Jane Goodall"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; Issued also in electronic formats
N2  - "Richard St. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him to neglect his family; the devout son of an evangelical preacher, who became a New Age hero; an unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending Indigenous Africans; a forester who rarely had a steady income; a failed entrepreneur and inventor; a proud soldier and peace activist; and a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur who made wild claims about the effectiveness of his conservation efforts. His encounters with historical figures like FDR, Nehru, and George Bernard Shaw are eye-popping, as were his accomplishments."--
ER  -