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Without knowing it, we utilize hundreds of products each day that owe their origin to wild animals and plants. Indeed our welfare is intimately tied up with the welfare of wildlife. Well may conservationists proclaim that by saving the lives of wild species, we may be saving our own.
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We are already engaged in World War III. It is a war against nature.
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Norman Myers
Born:
August 24, 1934
Died:
October 20, 2019
(aged 85)
Bio:
Norman Myers was a British environmentalist specializing in biodiversity and noted for his work on environmental refugees. He was the father of marathon runner Mara Yamauchi, and lives in Headington, Oxford, England.
Known for:
Gaia, an atlas of planet management (1984)
Perverse subsidies (1998)
Ultimate security (1993)
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