Bigs Quote by Cary Fowler

Biodiversity is the totality of all inherited variation in the life forms of Earth, of which we are one species. We study and save…

— E. O. Wilson

The value of biodiversity is that it makes our ecosystems more resilient, which is a prerequisite for stable societies; its wanton destruction is akin…

— Johan Rockstrom

“The bottom line answer to the question about why biodiversity matters is fairly simple: The rest of the living world can get along without…

— Sylvia A. Earle

Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have... Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost.

— Thomas Eisner

Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs…

— Donella Meadows

We advocate biodiversity for biodiversity's sake. It may take our extinction to set things straight.

— David Foreman

Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to…

— E. O. Wilson

“Biodiversity is a result of the process of evolution, and it is also a safety net that helps keep that process going. In order…

— Bill Nye

The diversity of life on Earth, generally, is astonishing. But despite those large numbers, it's also important to recognize that every species, one way…

— Sylvia Earle

I also have an idea for a book on biodiversity, and why and how we should be conserving it.

— Ken Thompson

Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.

— Frans Lanting

A forest ecology is a delicate one. If the forest perishes, its fauna may go with it. The Athshean word for world is also…

— Ursula K. Le Guin