Gandhi was a leader of the Indian independence movement and inspiration for civil rights movements worldwide. He was also a prominent environmentalist whose ideas centered around living sustainably and harmoniously with nature. Gandhi believed the earth was a living organism and that "nature has enough to satisfy everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed." Indian environmental movements like Chipko drew from Gandhi's principles of non-violence and civil disobedience. Gandhi is considered a founder of environmentalism in India for preaching simple living in balance with the environment.