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However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology threatens widely held values so fundamental that they must be called religious. Garrett Hardin

Values Economics Think Must Religious Threatens Ecology Mere Major However Opposition Than Held Roots Fundamental Deeper Widely

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion. Garrett Hardin

Values Seen Attack Inevitably Subversion Act

A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality. Garrett Hardin

In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease. Garrett Hardin

World Must Per Steadily Finite Share Goods Means Decrease

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable. Garrett Hardin

Behavior Unbearable General General Public Because Does Metropolis Conditions Same Frontier Public Commons Cesspool Using Harm

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else. Garrett Hardin

Family Rights Natural Decision Made Rest Human Rights Society Else Must Follows Itself Any Human Size Anyone Irrevocably Anyone Else Regard Cannot Declaration Choice Unit Fundamental Universal

The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected. Garrett Hardin

People Kind Recommend Mutual Mutually Only Majority Affected Agreed Coercion

The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger. Henry Walter Bates

Anger Trouble Monkey Seemed Sore Quietly Poor Ground Display Seated

Their elegant shape, showy colours, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers. Henry Walter Bates

The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents. Henry Walter Bates

People Victory Anarchy City Given Except Coloured French Were Province Up American Proclaimed Elated Whites English Residents Slaughter

The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown. Henry Walter Bates

People Reputation Manners Unknown Give More Simpler Almost Were Provinces Friendly Southern Which Ill Peaceable

They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other. Henry Walter Bates

Friendship Together Fruit Animals Other Took Possession Favourite Never Put Occasions Test Meals Hard Each Disputed

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence. Henry Walter Bates

Time Animals Accident Enough Besides Feared Only Alligators Poisonous Forest Common Happened Certainly Whole Residence Fatal

Global sustainability is now the only avenue to future inclusive progress that can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate agreement. Johan Rockstrom

Future Progress Goals Sustainable Development Avenue Inclusive Only Paris Deliver Development Global Climate Sustainability Sustainable Agreement Now

It is essential to ensure that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a sustainable one for people and planet. It could even drive greater innovation, not only for short-term benefits and solutions for human wealth but also long-term solutions that benefit all and enable planetary stability. Johan Rockstrom

Innovation People Benefits Wealth Drive Revolution Benefit Ensure Solutions Only Could Long-Term Industrial Industrial Revolution Also Greater Enable Stability Essential Human Sustainable Short-Term Planet Planetary Even Fourth

There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth. Johan Rockstrom

Environmental Humanity Economic Development Wealth Problems Old First Building Thinking Enough Once Earth Correct Abandoned Must Solving About Only Economic Thriving Never Environment Development Environmental Problems Been Afford Achieved Curve Serious Belief Save

Protecting our planet is a moral imperative. Johan Rockstrom

Our Our Planet Moral Imperative Protecting Planet

By decarbonizing the global economy and limiting climate change, world leaders can unleash a wave of innovation, support the emergence of new industries and jobs, and generate vast economic opportunities. Johan Rockstrom

Change Innovation World Opportunities Wave Unleash Jobs Emergence Economic Vast Economic Opportunities Generate Leaders Support New Economy Global Global Economy Industries Climate Limiting Climate Change World Leaders

We've moved from a small world on a big planet to a big world on a small planet. Johan Rockstrom

World Big Small Moved Planet

Fundamentally, we need a mind-shift that reconnects our development to the biosphere to ensure good and safe lives for all in the future. Johan Rockstrom

Future Good Our Ensure Development Safe Lives Fundamentally Need

Decarbonization has already begun, and the appeal of a fossil-fuel-free world is growing - not only because it would limit climate change, but also because it would be more technologically advanced, democratic, resilient, healthy, and economically dynamic. Johan Rockstrom

Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing. Johan Rockstrom

Environmental Destruction Wealth Protect Cannot Against Even Levels

The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10 billion. We have the technology and wherewithal to feed and provide energy for this many people. Johan Rockstrom

Technology People World Energy Feed Around Provide Stabilize Children Wherewithal Billion Many Population Growing Eventually Chance Number

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