We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.

Humanity is facing a challenge unlike any we've ever had to confront. We are in an unprecedented period of change.

We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.

If we continue to set human borders and the economy as our highest priorities, we will never come to grips with the destructiveness of our activities and institutions.

I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.

Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and a contribution to generations yet to come. Our breath is a part of life's breath, the ocean of air that envelopes the earth.

The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.