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Richard Reynolds

Richard Reynolds was a British political activist known for organizing guerrilla ecological campaigns in the 1970s and 1980s. He targeted urban environment issues by secretly planting trees, removing invasive plants, and promoting green spaces, aiming to protect nature from overdevelopment and neglect. Reynolds believed in direct action—doing tangible, on-the-ground work—to make environmental concerns more visible and urgent to the public and authorities. His efforts highlighted the importance of grassroots activism in environmental conservation, inspiring others to engage in similar local efforts for sustainable city living and ecological preservation.