Toomas Frey
Encyclopedia
Toomas Frey is an Estonia
n ecologist
, geobotanist
and forest scientist
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He was also a political leader, with the Estonian greens. When he was named minister of the environment in 1990, it was the first time a member of a green party reached a national position in an Eastern European government.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n ecologist
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, geobotanist
Phytogeography
Phytogeography , also called geobotany, is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species...
and forest scientist
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
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He was also a political leader, with the Estonian greens. When he was named minister of the environment in 1990, it was the first time a member of a green party reached a national position in an Eastern European government.