““If we want to survive on this planet, we are going to have to understand that we need to respect the laws of ecology: Law No. 1: The strength of any ecosystem is based on biodiversity. The decreased level of biodiversity on the planet today is our most serious problem, even more serious than global warming. Because… Law No. 2 is interdependence: all species are interdependent; they need each other. Law No. 3 is the law of finite resources: growth has a limit and there is a limit to the earth's carrying capacity. (p. 54)””
![“The most irrevocable of [natures] laws says that a species cannot occupy a niche that appropriates all resources--there has to be some sharing. Any species that ignores this law winds up destroying its community to support its own expansion.” quote by Janine Benyus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5e6/janine-benyus-15049_animal_the-most-irrevocable-of-natures-laws-say_1311279.jpg)
