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To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Almost Also Big Biodiversity Brings Creatures Diversity Dwell Enough Fair Forests Many Mind More Much Nature Only People Species Synonymous Than Within Word

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In the game of life, less diversity means fewer options for change. Wild or domesticated, panda or pea, adaptation is the requirement for survival.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Adaptation Change Diversity Domesticated Fewer Game Less Life Means Options Requirement Survival Wild

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To begin with, I've always known that I was a little bit different. And, I have a lot of relatives who own farms. I grew up in the American South where political issues and issues of justice were at the forefront. What I do now is a combination of all these factors.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Always American Begin Bit Combination Different Factors Farms Forefront Grew Issues Justice Known Little Little Bit Lot Now Own Political Political Issues Relatives South Up Were Where Who

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The drive behind what I do is really to make sure that people don't go to bed hungry. It's not just that I have a love of diversity, it's the importance of the uses of that diversity.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Bed Behind Diversity Drive Go Hungry Importance Just Love Make People Really Sure Uses

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I first went into social services, and when I did my Ph.D. I looked at intellectual diversity rights as they apply to biological material. At the time, I never thought of what I'm doing now as a career. I thought I wouldn't find employment doing this.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Apply Biological Career Did Diversity Doing Employment Find First Intellectual Looked Material Never Now Rights Services Social Thought Time

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Whether we consciously realize it or not, the biodiversity with which we are most familiar, and the biodiversity with which we have most intimate historical, cultural and biological connections, is that associated with food plants.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Associated Biodiversity Biological Connections Cultural Familiar Food Historical Intimate Most Plants Realize Whether Which

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Perhaps it matters little whether the international community chooses to celebrate crop diversity, but it profoundly matters that the international community takes action to conserve it.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Action Celebrate Chooses Community Conserve Crop Diversity International International Community Little Matters Perhaps Profoundly Takes Whether

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We now know that we cannot continue to put ever-increasing amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. Actions have consequences. In fact, the consequences of past actions are already in the pipeline. Global temperatures are rising. Glaciers are melting. Sea levels are rising. Extreme weather events are multiplying.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Actions Amount Atmosphere Cannot Co2 Consequences Continue Events Extreme Fact Glaciers Global In Fact Know Levels Melting Now Past Pipeline Put Rising Sea Temperatures We Cannot Weather

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At the Global Crop Diversity Trust, we work to conserve the diversity that will allow the adaptation and evolution of our agricultural crops in the context of climate change and other challenges.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: Adaptation Agricultural Allow Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Conserve Context Crop Crops Diversity Evolution Global Other Our Trust Will Work

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It is impossible to talk about slowing climate change without talking about reducing CO2 emissions. Equally, it is impossible to talk about adapting to climate change without considering how we will feed ourselves. And it is out of the question that we can adapt agriculture without conserving crop diversity.

~Cary Fowler

Topics: About Adapt Adapting Agriculture Change Climate Climate Change Co2 Considering Crop Diversity Emissions Equally Feed How Impossible Ourselves Out Question Reducing Slowing Talk Talking Will Without

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Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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