Elizabeth May

Broschiertes Buch

Paradise Won

The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve

Beschreibung

Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem referred to as "Canada's Galapagos."

Autor

Elizabeth May is the Green Party Member of Parliament for the southern Vancouver Island riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands and served as leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006-2019. In the 2011 federal election, Elizabeth made history by being the first Green Party candidate to win a seat in the House of Commons and was re-elected in 2015 and 2019. By a vote of her peers, she was named Parliamentarian of the Year in 2012. In 2015, Newsweek magazine named her one of the world's most influential women. She has a long record as a committed and dedicated advocate - for social justice, the environment, human rights, and pragmatic economic solutions. She is the author of eight books, most recently Who We Are: Reflections on My Life and Canada. She has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development; vice-chair of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy; executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada; and as a commissioner of the Earth Charter International Council. Elizabeth May lives in Sidney, British Columbia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Heritage Group Distribution
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781771604581
• ISBN-10: 1771604581
• Artikelnr.: 60409347