conservationist

Synonyms:

environmentalist

Examples:

Rachel Louise Carson

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

Types:

Green

an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party

tree hugger

derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests

Type of:

crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer

a disputant who advocates reform