It's taken us a short time to change the nature of nature. In my lifetime, more change than during all preceding human history put together.
Sylvia EarleBy the end of the 20th century, up to 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlins, groupers, turtles, whales, and many other large creatures that prospered in the Gulf for millions of years had been depleted by overfishing.
Sylvia EarleMeat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat.
Sylvia EarleThe most important thing for people to know about the governance of the Arctic is that we have a chance now to act to maintain the integrity of the system or to lose it. To lose it means that we will dismember the vital systems that make the Arctic work. It's not just a cost to the people who live there. It's a cost to all people everywhere.
Sylvia Earle