“The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity... that's all there is. That's the whole economy. That's where all the economic activity and jobs come from. These biological systems are the sustaining wealth of the world.” WorldWholeEarthJobsNationsWaterWealthEconomyAirEconomicActivityOceanRiversEnvironmentalForestsSoilLakesWildlifeMother EarthEarth DayMineralsSustainingHabitatBiodiversityEarth And NatureGreen EarthBeautiful EarthWorld Earth DayInspirational EarthInspirational EnvironmentalScenicRivers And LakesEarth FriendlyLakes And Rivers Book:Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise Source: Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise
“All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the environment is finally forced to file for bankruptcy because its resource base has been polluted, degraded, dissipated, and irretrievably compromised, the economy goes into bankruptcy with it.” Has BeensWaterEconomyEnvironmentAirEconomicActivityResourcesForestsSoilDependentFilesBankruptcyMinerals Book:Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise Source: Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise
“If we human beings learn to see the intricacies that bind one part of a natural system to another and then to us, we will no longer argue about the importance of wilderness protection, or over the question of saving endangered species, or how human communities must base their economic futures - not on short-term exploitation - but on long-term, sustainable development.” IfsHumansLongTermNatureCommunityNaturalHuman BeingsEconomicDevelopmentImportanceSpeciesEnvironmentalProtectionArguingSavingLong TermWildernessExploitationShort TermSustainable DevelopmentIntricacyEndangered Species Author:Gaylord Nelson
