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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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Safeguarding our common home is not only essential to protecting endangered species and preserving old-growth forests, it is also paramount to ending poverty, fighting injustice, and protecting the long-term survival of humankind and of our faith.

~Catherine Cortez-Masto

Topics: Also Common Endangered Endangered Species Ending Essential Faith Fighting Forests Home Humankind Injustice Long-Term Only Our Paramount Poverty Preserving Protecting Safeguarding Species Survival

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Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of us who use them for recreational purposes.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Essential Forests Healthy Land Living Maintaining Make Purposes Recreational Them Those Us Use Who

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It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Able Acceptable Acres Action Because Big Burn Catastrophic Continue Fires Forest Forests Management Our Place Poor See Situations Take Thousands

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Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Approaches Columns Confused Familiar Forests Glance Him Living Man Nature Observe Sometimes Symbols Temple Through Which Words

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We need healthy forests if we want to protect our climate. As the climate changes, forests become more vulnerable to insect outbreaks, droughts and wildfires. Simultaneously, when our forests are destroyed, their carbon is released back into the atmosphere, further impacting climate change. It's a horrifying one-two punch.

~Chris Noth

Topics: Atmosphere Back Become Carbon Change Changes Climate Climate Change Destroyed Forests Further Healthy Horrifying Insect More Need Our Protect Punch Released Simultaneously Vulnerable Want

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Most people know that forests are the lungs of our planet, literally playing a critical role in every breath we take. And that they're also home to incredible animals like the orangutan and elephant, which will go extinct if we keep cutting down their forests.

~Chris Noth

Topics: Also Animals Breath Critical Cutting Down Elephant Every Extinct Forests Go Home Incredible Keep Know Like Literally Lungs Most Our Our Planet People Planet Playing Role Take Which Will

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Congo has vast stands of biologically important forests as well as remote areas still waiting to be explored, yet we have very few botanists. I'm working to expand training for young students and inspire a new generation to make discoveries, spread the word about conservation, and increase protected areas throughout our country.

~Corneille Ewango

Topics: About Area Biologically Congo Conservation Country Discoveries Expand Explored Few Forests Generation Important Increase Inspire Make New New Generation Our Protected Remote Spread Stands Still Students Throughout Training Vast Very Waiting Well Word Working Young

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Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win.

~Dan Quayle

Topics: Build Forest Forests Like More Point Say Than Then Trees Trying Votes Will Win You

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Endangered forests are being slaughtered for toilet paper.

~Daphne Zuniga

Topics: Being Endangered Forests Paper Slaughtered Toilet Toilet Paper

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