Biodiversity Quote by Douglas Tompkins

In other words, people should be placed in parks within ecosystems instead of parks placed in human communities. We need vast areas of the…

— Paul Watson

Civilization in our time is driven by materialism and troubled by pollution, over-population, corruption, and violence. National parks can hardly be uncoupled from the…

— Michael Frome

“In the new world we are entering, protecting the diversity of life on earth is no longer simply a matter of setting aside tracts…

— Lester R. Brown

Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they…

— Helen Clark

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 must convince and empower people to adopt the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as their guiding principle.

— Klaus Topfer

It is important that the remaining scenic areas of the country be at once made into State or National Parks. Fortunately there still are…

— Enos Mills

“it will be objected that a constantly increasing population makes resistance and conservation a hopeless battle. this is true. unless a way is found…

— Edward Abbey

The national parklands have a major role in providing superlative opportunities for outdoor recreation, but they have other people serving values. They can provide…

— Stewart Udall

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

Conservation must become before recreation.

— Prince Charles

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at…

— Tom Hanks