Richard Jones (1936 – 1986) was one of the co-founders of the

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(UTG), the world's first

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and the predecessor of the

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. He was the UTG's first president when it formed in March 1972, through to the middle 1970s. At the time Jones was an academic biologist working at the University of Tasmania. He helped form the Centre for Environmental Studies Unit at the

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and was active in transforming the

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from an apolitical to a political force.

References

(eds) (1989) .'' Environmental politics in Australia and New Zealand''. Hobart : Board of Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania. * Occasional paper (University of Tasmania. Centre for Environmental Studies) ; 23. "These essays are respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr Richard Jones". * Armstrong, Lance J.E. (1997). ''Good God, He’s Green! A History of Tasmanian Politics 1989-1996''. Wahroonga, N.S.W., Pacific Law Press. * Lines, William J. (2006) ''Patriots : defending Australia's natural heritage'' St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Richard 1936 births 1986 deaths Australian environmentalists 20th-century Australian politicians United Tasmania Group

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