Think of yourself as a part of the natural world and not just the human world.
Sylvia A. Earle
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Sylvia A. Earle
@SylviaEarle
Oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence, Founder of @MissionBlue and 2009 TED Prize Winner. Saving and restoring the blue heart of the planet.
- The ocean is truly what keeps us alive. And we have to return the favor.
- On ten separate occasions, I was fortunate enough to live underwater. Spending so much time underwater led to a breakthrough: I got to know fish as individuals. They do not behave the same. They each have their own attitude.
- My deepest congratulations to Ecuador on the expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve, and to Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and all involved on the historic announcement of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor at #COP26.
- The ocean is so much more than fish! Think carbon cycle, think climate, think the chemistry of the planet that has shaped all life on Earth.
- When I discovered the ocean, and the things in the ocean that you don't see anywhere else… I fell in love!
- The next 10 years will be the most important in the next 10,000 years in terms of shaping a future where humans can have a hope for an enduring place within the natural systems that keep us alive.
- The ocean is the blue heart of our planet, and if there’s no blue, there’s no green.
- We need to convey a sense of urgency because the world is changing. The next ten years is likely to be the most important time in the next 10,000 years. We have options that we are going to lose within ten years unless we take action now.
- I do not think of myself as an activist. I think of myself as a witness.
- Saving the ocean is a team sport - no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
