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8000 BCE
Neoloithic Agriculture Revolution
Humans settled to become farmers and therefore cultivate agriculture. The human population began to rise
Local resources (food, water, fuel) were managed sustainably from around the settlemen.t -
Industrial Revolution
Period of major industrialization and innovation. this began in Great Britain and then. spread around the world. There was great growth in technologies and inventions, transforming rural societies into industrialized, urban ones. The population grew therefore there was large-scale production of goods & services. A Lot of fuel was being burnt along with the mining of minerals. -
Green Revolution
Increased agricultural production in parts of the world. The green revolution's primary aim was to introduce high-yielding varieties of cereals to alleviate poverty and malnutrition. Required the building of machinery and burning of enormous amounts of fossil fuels such as oil. New crop varieties were developed and fertilizer and pesticide use rose sharply. The population increased massively so did our resource use and waste production. -
Modern environmental movement
Worldwide levels of carbon dioxide will climb above 300 parts per million. Concern about air and water pollution, became broader in scope to include all landscapes and human activities. "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson’s book is published. Acclaimed as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement. A new breed of environmentalists surfaced who had scientific backgrounds and
spearheaded the modern environmental movement, movement catches media attention and gains momentum. -
Environmentalism Today
More research on the loss of biodiversity and climate change leads to more action to protect the environment and encourage sustainability from governments, corporations, and
individuals. Some amount of cynism from climate change deniers regarding environmental issues. The Discovery of the fracking process to release shale gas and oil shale reserves increases tensions between technocentric and ecocentrists.