“Collective human actions are transforming, even ravaging, the biosphere - perhaps irreversibly - through global warming and loss of biodiversity.” HumansActionLossGlobal WarmingCollectivesTransformingBiodiversityHuman ActionsBiosphere Author:Martin Rees
“Our world is evolving without consideration, and the result is a loss of biodiversity, energy issues, congestion in cities. But geography, if used correctly, can be used to redesign sustainable and more livable cities.” IfsWorldUsedEnergyWealthLossResultsCitiesIssuesEvolveConsiderationOur WorldGeographyBiodiversityCongestionRedesign Author:Jack Dangermond
“We have environmental laws for a reason: to protect endangered biodiversity. And as a country that has one of the highest loss of species anywhere in the world, they're important.” WorldImportantCountryReasonLawLossProtectHighestSpeciesEnvironmentalBiodiversity Author:Richard Di Natale
“Human beings are often at their best when responding to immediate crises - car accidents, house fires, hurricanes. We are less effective in the face of enormous but slow-moving crises such as the loss of biodiversity or climate change.” HumansFacesMovingHouseHuman BeingsLossFireCarCrisisClimateClimate ChangeAccidentsEnormousHurricanesRespondingBiodiversityCar AccidentHouse Fires Book:From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global Eco-Crisis Source: From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global Eco-Crisis
“At the end of the century, humans will look back at our impact on the planet and World War II will be a footnote compared to us presiding over the largest loss of biodiversity since a meteor hit the planet sixty-five million years ago.” WorldYearsHumansLooksWarEndsLossMillionsFiveCenturyPlanetsYears AgoImpactWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISixtyBiodiversityFootnotesMeteors Author:Louie Psihoyos
“The thing that I think about most often is the loss of biodiversity. We talk about these food issues so often with concern to historically excluded communities, but I'm concerned with everyone having access to healthy foods. Consumers across the board are being robbed of biodiversity.” ThinkingCommunityLossHealthyConcernConcernedBiodiversityHealthy Food Author:Bryant Terry
“Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.” StillsProblemEnergyLossEnvironmentClimateClimate ChangeIncludingDespiteRangeFuelGlobal WarmingDependenceThreatenedFossilsOur EnvironmentFossil FuelBiodiversityBurning Fossil FuelsEnvironmental Change Author:Dan Lipinski
“Even if we could grow our way out of the crisis and delay the inevitable and painful reconciliation of virtual and real wealth, there is the question of whether this would be a wise thing to do. Marginal costs of additional growth in rich countries, such as global warming, biodiversity loss and roadways choked with cars, now likely exceed marginal benefits of a little extra consumption. The end result is that promoting further economic growth makes us poorer, not richer.” IfsWayLittlesRealEndsCountryWould BeGrowsGrowthWealthLossResultsRichWiseEconomicCarCostBenefitsCrisisPainfulInevitableThings To DoExtrasGlobal WarmingConsumptionDelayPromotingReconciliationExceedEconomic GrowthBiodiversityEnd ResultsRich CountriesReal Wealth Author:Herman E. Daly