ecology

Foundation of Pro Natura, the first national preservationist association in post-World War II Italy.

The US President Theodore Roosevelt publicizes safaris with his own hunting trip to East Africa.

William E. Rees and Mathis Wackernagel introduce the concept of an “ecological footprint.”

Sir Albert Howard, one of the pioneers of organic agriculture, publishes his work An Agricultural Testament.

The career of the word “ecology” takes off. The term will increasingly be used to describe all aspects of interaction between living creatures and their environment.