Norman Myers Professions : Environmentalist Born : August 24, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Norman Myers We are into the opening stages of a human-caused biotic holocaust-a wholesale elimination of species-that could leave the planet impoverished for at least five million years. Norman Myers motivational inspirational years Without knowing it, we utilize hundreds of products each day that owe their origin to wild animals and plants. Indeed our welfare is intimately tied up with the welfare of wildlife. Well may conservationists proclaim that by saving the lives of wild species, we may be saving our own. Norman Myers nature knowing animal We are already engaged in World War III. It is a war against nature, and it is simply no contest. As a result, the threat from the skies is no longer missiles but ozone-layer depletion and global warming. Leaders who assert they will not concede one square meter of national territory to an invader should think of the hundreds of square kilometers of topsoil eroded from their countries each year. Norman Myers war country thinking Similar Authors Bill McKibben environmentalist Bhagat Puran Singh environmentalist Douglas Tompkins environmentalist David R. Brower environmentalist David Foreman environmentalist Ian Kiernan environmentalist All Authors
