Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
It is important to recognize that behind the razzmatazz of consumerism, we all remain dependent on basic natural resources - land, air, water and… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
Protecting biodiversity is just as important and critical to the survival of mankind as stabilizing the climate. Species protection and climate are interdependent. — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered by sediment,… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
We must convince and empower people to adopt the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as their guiding principle. — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
I am a great supporter of bionics and this diversity in nature, this genetic diversity, is not available for free. We, as industrialized nations,… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
Most of all, Creation must be protected for its own sake, even if we currently assign no value or an incorrect value to it. — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of more than 2,500 scientists) has provided the world community with first class assessments of… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
That's precisely the reason we need less paper and more concrete political decisions - the protection of endangeres species is not some luxury item… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit. — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
The gains made by better management and technology are still being outpaced by the environmental impacts of population and economic growth. We are on… — Klaus Topfer Copy Share Image
