Desert Quote by Wangari Maathai

Places that have become agricultural deserts, trashed by giant corporations, could be reforested, drawing carbon dioxide from the air on a vast scale. The…

— George Monbiot

The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we…

— Jared Diamond

The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem…

— Sigmar Gabriel

If we want to prevent both climate and ecological catastrophes, the key task is to minimise the amount of land we use to feed…

— George Monbiot

Indeed, as we begin the twenty-first century, the money and traditional economies are slowly destroying their own support system. Increasing demands of the two…

— Stuart L. Hart

When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing…

— Deepak Chopra

All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we have added…

— Gaylord Nelson

Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment…

— Stephen Hawking

Our planet's greener future depends on nurturing our natural and abundant renewable resources.

— Tulsi Tanti

Just as fossil fuels from conventional sources are finite and are becoming depleted, those from difficult sources will also run out. If we put…

— David Suzuki

“Ecology teaches us “that the total economy of the planet cannot be guided by an efficient rationale of exploitation alone,” wrote Burke more than…

— Kenneth Burke

The transformation of forests into deserts, fertile earth into sunbaked concrete, and running rivers into silted floodwaters show that only through care for the…

— Petra Kelly