He sold his business stakes, saying that he wanted to stop selling. Foundation for deep ecology yendegaia national park. Who we are tompkins conservation douglas tompkins and. A private charitable foundation, fde supports environmental activism through grantmaking, campaigns, and a publishing program. Nearby, a series of coffeetable books whose titles all began with the. The foundation for deep ecology developed energy in collaboration with the staff and various fellows of post carbon institute pci. A voice for wild nature, the foundation for deep ecology supports efforts to protect wilderness and wildlife, promote ecological agriculture, and oppose destructive megatechnologies that are accelerating the extinction crisis. The book will be used as the educational centerpiece of pcis energy reality campaign, launching in spring 20. Tompkins was working on creating additional parks in chile and northeastern argentina when he died, according to tom butler, editorial projects. Douglas tompkins, an american conservationist and founder of clothing companies the north face and esprit, died tuesday following a kayaking accident in southern chiles patagonia region. The foundation for deep ecology, conservacion patagonica. He founded the foundation for deep ecology in 1990, which supports environmental activism see deep ecology, and the conservation land trust in 1992, which works to protect wildlands, primarily in chile and argentina. Parks and wilderness, the foundation for conservation.
This book provides an overview of the combined work of conservacion patagonica, the conservation land trust, the foundation for deep ecology, and fundacion pumalin, in addition to the agricultural projects personally managed by doug and kris tompkins. Originally named the irihiti foundation, the foundation for deep ecology fde was established in 1989 by douglas tompkins, who had been active in the antiwar and civilrights movements of the 1960s. Douglas tompkinsthe founder of esprit and the north faceis using his fortune to build massive national parks in chile and argentina. In memory of oaecs friend doug tompkins occidental arts. Tompkins attended connecticuts pomfret school, but never finished and did not attend college, according to tom butler, a spokesman for an environmental group, the foundation for deep ecology. Douglas tompkins, conservationist founder of the north. Perito moreno national park foundation for deep ecology. With 10 million acres in patagonia, a national park system. The founder of the environmental nonprofit foundation for deep ecology. Quincey isnt a party to summers lawsuit, but she may be sitting pretty whatever the outcome shes listed as an officer of the foundation for deep ecology, one of dougs conservation. In 1985, douglas tompkins was the millionaire cofounder of two successful clothing companies, the north face and esprit. Or if you want to browse all pur publications, including, graphics, books and.
Tom butler is the guardian of these ideals, always encouraging the team to align organizational values with the philosophy of deep ecology that inspired douglas tompkins s work. He was courted by magazine editors and politicians, revered by the san. Doug tompkins is longtime wilderness advocate, mountaineer, organic. The twoway tompkins created the north face and cofounded esprit, but abandoned the business world to. Douglas tompkins sat alone on the ground with his arms. Energy was published in partnership with watershed media and post carbon institute. Douglas tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands the north face and esprit, died on tuesday of hypothermia after a.
Douglas tompkins, entrepreneur and conservationist, 1943. From overseeing the foundation for deep ecology s book publishing program. Foundation for deep ecology fde discover the networks. As a designer of clothes, books, farms, buildings, organizations and. With 10 million acres in patagonia, a national park system is born. Activism foundation for deep ecology graphics, publishing, video campaigns. The entrepreneur who wants to save paradise the atlantic. Tompkins attended pomfret school in connecticut but never graduated and did not attend college, said tom butler, a spokesman for the foundation for. The man who turned his fortune into creating an ecological paradise in south america. Doug was an early supporter of oaec 19992002 through his foundation for deep ecology and. Living as if nature matteredbill devall and george sessions. Seeing the deep alignment between oaec and doug and kriss many. North face cofounder turned eco baron douglas tompkins. A supporter of the antiglobalisation movement and instigator of the foundation for deep ecology, tompkins was anything but conventional.
Creating national parks, recovering imperiled wildlife, implementing ecological agriculture, supporting leadingedge activism, and promoting healthy local communities. Douglas tompkins founds the foundation for deep ecology fde. For that reason, we publish books that synthesize and present the facts of key campaigns. She endeavors to do good deeds each day in service to those around her. These trips and his voracious appetite for environmental literature led to an almost religious conversion into deep ecology a belief that unspoiled wilderness is more valuable than any of the. Douglas tompkinsthe founder of esprit and the north faceis using his. Quincey tompkins imhoff, vice president the former executive director of the foundation for deep ecology, quincey is a photographer and project manager for a wide variety of projects focusing on education, community, and the environment.
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