Environment Quote by Judith D. Schwartz

“Allan Savory’s belief that drought and floods are man-made and therefore not inevitable opens the way for a different response. With this principle in…

— Judith D. Schwartz

Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and they will…

— Sonny Perdue

Islands are where species go to die.

— David Quammen

“Just as islands—isolated places with unique, rich biodiversity—have relevance for the ecosystems everywhere, so does studying seemingly isolated or overlooked people and events from…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

The degradation of natural resources such as forests and freshwater has removed much of the resilience that societies formerly enjoyed.

— Barry Gardiner

“Slaps in the face like this provide opportunities for change. A drought definitely gets people thinking about how they can manage resources better. It’s…

— Judith D. Schwartz

“This island of Earth of ours is finite in resources, including wilderness- particularly wilderness. The dwindling worldwide reservoir of wild lands must be the…

— David Brower

It is our duty to preserve huge tracts of land in something resembling its native condition. The biological interactions necessary to insure the continuities…

— William Kittredge

“Environmentalists like to say that defeats are permanent, victories temporary. Extinction, like death, is forever, but protection needs to be maintained. But now, in…

— Rebecca Solnit

The end result of the adoption of permaculture strategies in any country or region will be to dramatically reduce the area of the agricultural…

— Bill Mollison

Floods will become more serious and frequent in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Drought induced food and water scarcity will become more acute. South Asia, Sub-Saharan…

— M. S. Swaminathan

The healing of our relationship with place begins with the preservation of the natural environment. We cannot go to the wild for renewal if…

— Starhawk