A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children -Audubon ------ The world’s forests need to be seen for what they are.. giant global utilities, providing essential services to humanity on a vast scale. Rainforests store carbon, which is lost to the atmosphere when they burn, increasing global warming. The life they support cleans the atmosphere of pollutants and feeds it with moisture. They help regulate our climate and sustain the lives of some of the poorest people on this Earth. -Prince Charles ------ We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking. -Jacques-Yves Cousteau ------------ The only way to avert the catastrophe of neglect is though an evolutionary leap in the way we see and feel our context. We need to experience nature and the universe within ourselves. -Tom Hayden ------------ If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. -Chinese Proverb