biodiversity

Civilization has ceased to be that delicate flower which was preserved and painstakingly cultivated in one or two sheltered areas of a soil rich in wild species … Mankind has opted for monoculture; it is in the process of creating a mass civilization, as beetroot is grown in the mass. Henceforth, man’s daily bill of fare will consist only of this one item. — Claude Levi-Strauss

Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain birds. — Kop Monbiot

Faced with a choice between the survival of a bird species and a new set of matching knitwear, most people would choose the knitwear. — Kop Monbiot