Quote of the Day: Wangari Maathai Speaks for the Trees
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA 
on 08.24.07
Well, I don’t only think that the biosphere is in trouble, I know it is. I just have to look around in the environment, in which I live.
In my own part of the part of the world, I keep telling people, let us not cut trees irresponsibly. Let us not destroy especially the forested mountains. Because if you destroy the forests on these mountains, the rivers will stop flowing and the rains will become irregular and the crops will fail and you will die of hunger and starvation. Now the problem is, people don’t make those linkages.
—Wangari Maathai in The 11th Hour
Thirsty for more? Check out these related articles:
- 10 Reasons to Really Love Trees (as if You Didn't Already)
- Can Our Actions Save Humankind? 5 Crucial Environmental Tipping Points That We Can Directly Impact
- Focus on Focus Earth: Ed Norton Runs With Team Maasai For the NYC Marathon
- Focus on Focus Earth: "24" Pledged to Go Green More Than A Year Ago; Is It Carbon Neutral Yet?
- Buy A Coal Country DVD, Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 80% of the World's Toys are Made in Chinese Factories
Comments ()
