Modern industrial agriculture—the "Green Revolution"—was based on the development of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides which had devastating consequences for rural wildlife, as documented by American marine biologist, naturalist and environmentalist Rachel Carson in Silent Spring (1962).
Moderna industrijska poljoprivreda – "Zelena revolucija" – bila je utemeljena na razvoju sintetičkih fertilizatora, herbicida i pesticida koji su imali devastirajuće posljedice za ruralnu divljinu što je dokumentirala američka morska biologinja, naturalistica i ekologinja Rachel Carson u djelu Silent Spring (Tiho proljeće, 1962.)