We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth.
Maurice StrongThe combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.
Maurice StrongTed Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.
Maurice StrongI was with Ted Turner when he came to see Kofi Annan - the Secretary-General of the UN - to announce his decision to put $1 billion to the service of UN projects and programs.
Maurice StrongThe concept of national sovereignty has been an immutable, indeed sacred, principle of international relations. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the new imperatives of global environmental cooperation. It is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation states, however powerful. The global community must be assured of environmental security.
Maurice Strong