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4299863806WHOdirect international health within the United Nations' system.0
4299863807WTOdeals with the global rules of trade between nations.1
4299863808World Bankinternational financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.2
4299863809OPECcoordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations.3
4299863810NRDCpolicy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild.4
4299863811EPAprotecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.5
4299863812FDAprotecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision6
4299863813CDCconducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public health.7
4299863814FWCto ensure the conservation and enhancement of Florida's fish and wildlife resources so they survive and thrive for current and future generations8
4299863815NOAAfocused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.9
4299863816BLMinternational activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence toward black people.10
4299863817USDAleadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.11
4299863818OSHAensures safe and healthy working conditions for Americans by enforcing standards and providing workplace safety training.12
4299863819DOTensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests an13
4299863820Greenpeacemovement fighting for a green and peaceful future for our oceans, forests, food, climate and democracy.14
4299935014Henry David Thoreaumost significant contribution is the way his writings encapsulate environmental stewardship. He constantly sought greater passion and meaning for his life through his relationship with nature.15
4299935015Jim Hansenglo ab climate advocate16
4299935016Rachel CarsonAmerican marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.17
4299935017Aldo Leopoldwas an American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness preservation. He is considered to be the father of wildlife management in the United States and was a life-long fisherman and hunter18
4299935018Garrett Hardinamerican ecologist and philosopher who warned of the dangers of overpopulation.19
4299935019Theodore rooseveltas president he created 51 wildlife refugees, passed the Antiquities Act (which led to the creation of 18 national monuments), and created the National Park Service.20
4299935020John muirearly advocate of preservation of U.S. wilderness. His writings and philosophy strongly influenced the formation of the modern environmental movement.21
4299935021Amory Lovinpromoted energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy sources22
4299935022Jane GoodallGoodall is best known for her 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees23
4299935023Wangari Maathaifounder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.24
4299935024John james AudubonHe was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats.25

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