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{{short description|Movement for addressing environmental issues}}
{{broader|Environmentalism}}
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[[File:StRolloxChemical 1831.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Levels of air pollution rose during the [[Industrial Revolution]], sparking the first modern [[environmental law]]s to be passed in the mid-19th century.]]
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The '''environmental movement''' (sometimes referred to as the '''ecology movement''') is a [[social movement]] that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create [[sustainable living]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCormick |first=John |title=Reclaiming Paradise: The Global Environmental Movement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xC16yGp9-HUC&pg=PA1 |date=1991 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-20660-2 |language=en |access-date=8 April 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408120118/https://books.google.com/books?id=xC16yGp9-HUC&pg=PA1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In its recognition of humanity as a participant in (not an enemy of) [[ecosystem]]s, the movement is centered on [[ecology]], [[health]], as well as [[human rights]].

The environmental movement is an international movement, represented by a range of environmental organizations, from enterprises to [[grassroots]] and varies from country to country. Due to its large membership, varying and strong beliefs, and occasionally speculative nature, the environmental movement is not always united in its goals. At its broadest, the movement includes private citizens, professionals, [[Religion and environmentalism|religious devotees]], politicians, scientists, [[nonprofit organization]]s, and individual advocates like former Wisconsin Senator [[Gaylord Nelson]] and [[Rachel Carson]] in the 20th century.

Since the 1970s, public awareness, [[environmental science]]s, [[ecology]], and technology have advanced to include modern focus points like [[ozone]] depletion, [[global warming|climate change]], [[acid rain]], [[mutation breeding]], [[genetically modified crops]] and [[genetically modified livestock]].

The [[climate movement]] can be regarded as a sub-type of the environmental movement.