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Baba Dioum – In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught
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Welcome to The Daily Quote—a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, andtoday is September 4th. Let's dive into today's journey of inspiration and reflection.
September 4th is National Wildlife Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the beauty of the natural world and raising awareness about the need to protect our planet's incredible biodiversity. It's a reminder that every creature, great and small, plays a role in the delicate balance of life on Earth.
In honor of this day, I’ve chosen a quote from Senegalese environmentalist, Baba Dioum, that speaks to the heart of nature’s wisdom and our connection to it.
Baba Dioum once said
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."
This quote captures the essence of why National Wildlife Day is so vital. It’s not just about protecting animals or preserving habitats; it’s about fostering a deep, enduring love for the nat
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Thoughts on Discipleship from a Marine Conservationist
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OPINION: Revolution by Natural Affection
December 8, — More than 2, years ago a tiny seed, in the soil of California, began to sprout. Its shoot weaved upward, felt the embrace of the sun for the first time, hardened and continued growing. This sprout became an adult giant sequoia tree, feet tall, 90 feet around, that provided shelter and stage for the dramas and delights of generations of life forms, and shade for innumerable titmice. In the mids this tree was discovered by Westerners, christened the Mother of the Forest, and promptly stripped of its bark.
While the destruction of such a magnificent tree may seem egregious today, it may be a mistake to believe our actions toward nonhuman life have improved. With each new land conversion, wetland drainage and eagle nest destroyed for a development, we exhibit the same minimal concern for nature that has already led to an extinction rate thousands of times greater than the background rate as well as to the collapse of whole ecosystems. Despite many conservation advances, in the words of David Orr, “the vital signs of Earth still trend downward.”
A challenge for humanity will be to achieve sustainability with minimal loss of nature’s benefits.
Maybe conservation success is so elusive because humans don’t love Earth any