“Facts have proved that prosperity at the expense of the environment is only delaying disaster. We cannot passively protect our environment by simply stopping economic development.” FactsEnvironmentEconomicDevelopmentProtectProsperityDisasterExpensesStoppingOur EnvironmentEconomic Development Author:Zhou Shengxian
“Reclaim our environment from those who would destroy it with their predatory economic behavior.” EnvironmentEconomicBehaviorOur EnvironmentPredatory Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Our social and economic statistics are telling us what we already know in our hearts: we have created a world that works for only a few. To change this, we must learn to act toward each other and our environment in profoundly different ways.” KnowsWorldWayHeartDifferentSocialEnvironmentEconomicDifferent WaysStatisticsOur Environment Author:Vaclav Havel
“When the forest is destroyed, when the river is dammed, when the biodiversity is stolen, when fields are waterlogged or turned saline because of economic activities, it is a question of survival for these people. So our environmental movements have been justice movements.” PeopleHas BeensJusticeEconomicMovementFieldsActivitySurvivalRiversEnvironmentalForestsDestroyedStolenOur EnvironmentBiodiversity Author:Vandana Shiva