We have to prove to the disinherited majority of the world that ecology and conservation will not work against their interest but will bring an improvement in their lives.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.
I was so fanatical about trying to save wildlife... I was unable to accept that we couldn't solve this problem of thousands of years, of wherever humans operated, the environment deteriorated.
People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.
Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.
If we intend to provide a better life, and a better world, for future generations, we can't ignore the quality of the environment we leave them.
If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present.
We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.
People are beginning to realize that we need to live in accordance with the law of ecology, the law of finite resources, and if we don't, we're going to go extinct.
There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it.
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