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- 1. Introduction to Understanding the Environment Introduction to Understanding the Environment
- 2. Ecological Footprint Ecological Footprint
- 3. Biomes and Ecosystems Biomes and Ecosystems
- 4. Population Growth and the Environment Population Growth and the Environment
- 5. Toxins in the Environment Toxins in the Environment
- 6. Food and Farming Practices Food and Farming Practices
- 7. Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology
- 8. Earth’s Geological Resources Earth’s Geological Resources
- 9. Environmental Management Environmental Management
- 10. Water Use and Management Water Use and Management
- 11. Water Pollution Water Pollution
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Introduction to Understanding the Environment
“Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the Earth as we have in the past … [A] new ecological awareness is beginning to emerge which rather than being downplayed, ought to be encouraged to develop into concrete programs and initiatives.” —Pope John Paul II (1989)
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” —Margaret Mead
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"Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance." —Theodore Roosevelt
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"Unlike plagues of the dark ages or contemporary diseases we do not understand, the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we have discovered and with resources we possess. What is lacking is not sufficient knowledge of the solution but universal consciousness of the gravity of the problem and education of the billions who are its victim." —Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“In nature, nothing exists alone.” —Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Read SECTIONBiodiversity and Restoration Ecology
"In the process of helping the earth to heal, we help ourselves. If we see the earth bleeding from the loss of topsoil, biodiversity, or drought and desertification, and if we help reclaim or save what is lost—for instance, through regeneration of degraded forests—the planet will help us in our self-healing and indeed survival." —Wangari Maathai
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“Wegener’s hypothesis in general is of the foot-loose type, in that it takes considerable liberty with our globe, and is less bound by restrictions or tied down by awkward, ugly facts than most of its rival theories.” —R. T. Chamberlain (American geologist)
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“ … we can wonder whether our descendants … will believe that we have honestly striven, in our day and generation, to preserve for our descendants a decent land to live in … ” —President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1936)
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“But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.” —Rachel Carson
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“Unless man can make new and original adaptations to his environment as rapidly as his science can change the environment, our culture will perish.” —Carl R. Rogers
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"My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work." (Gregor Mendel)
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