We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally.
King Charles IIIThere can be no lasting prosperity for our people, if we do not protect our planet.
Rishi SunakThere is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man.
Humanity, AnimalsHerman Melville in Moby-DickThe natural world can continue to surprise us as long as we give it space to thrive.
Our Great National Parks, Season 1 Episode 1To love the world is to be afflicted.
Yunus EmreThe truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.
Nature & EnvironmentDavid AttenboroughProtecting the climate and nature is one of the biggest challenges of our time that we can only tackle together.
Olaf Scholz, September 2020In my view, we've already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis. We can't wait any longer. We see it with our own eyes. We feel it. We know it in our bones. And it's time to act!
Climate ChangeJoe Biden, January 2021Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.
EarthEvo MoralesI don't accept the Republicans' argument that boldly addressing climate change and having the world's strongest economy are incompatible. I believe that the exact opposite of that is true. Tackling our climate challenges will provide us with the opportunity to grow our economy, protect public health, and propel the United States to become the world leader in green innovation in the 21st century.
Elizabeth WarrenThe effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.
Climate ChangeJoe Biden (as Vice President of the United States), Mai 2014This ongoing irresponsible behavior will no doubt be remembered in history as one of the greatest failures of humankind.
Greta Thunberg (Climate activist)For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight.
2019Greta Thunberg (Climate activist), September 2019, Rede beim UN KlimagipfelWe all have a choice. We can create transformational action that will safeguard the living conditions for future generations. Or we can continue with our business as usual and fail.
2019, Fridays for FutureGreta Thunberg (Climate activist)This is money well spent. If we ignore climate change, it's gonna cost us a lot more.
Angela Merkel, September 2019The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.
Angela MerkelFuture generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting.
GenerationsMartin SheenThe only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.
Richard RogersIf you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.
Nature & EnvironmentAlex TrebekPlans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.
Nature & EnvironmentStewart UdallWe are being choked to death by the amount of plastic that we throw away. It's killing our oceans. It's entering into our bodies in the fish we eat.
PlasticKevin BaconEnvironmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented.
Barry CommonerLet us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
GenerationsA. P. J. Abdul KalamI don't understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature, we call it progress.
Ed Begley Jr.God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.
TreesJohn MuirSomething will have gone out of us as a people, if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed.
Wallace Stegner, 1960Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.
Aldo LeopoldMarshall: "If economic sanctions and trade-restrictions aren't enforced, the destruction of the rainforest will continue and over a million species will be wiped out!"
Ted: "So you don't want coffee?"
Earth's tombstone may be like:
"Everyone wanted the best - for themselves."