Approach Quote by Maurice Strong
“We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UN Conference on Environment and Development, 1992
Advocates a holistic, ecosystem‑based management of resources, criticizing current unsustainable habits.
In simple terms: Calls for an ecological approach to resource management.
Key Takeaway
Adopt integrated, sustainable practices.
Themes
sustainability
ecology
policy
habits
Mood
concerned
determined
Type
policy
environmental
When to use this quote
- government planning
- corporate strategy
- community projects
- environmental NGOs
Key Concepts
Systems thinking
resource management
behavioral inertia
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we shift collective habits toward sustainability?
- What incentives encourage ecological management?
A Different Perspective
Changing entrenched habits is politically and socially challenging.
