Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle
Sylvia AliceEarleis an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth30 August 1935
CountryUnited States of America
making-a-difference
Knowledge is the key to making a difference.
ocean blue water
No water, no life. No blue, no green.
ocean ignorance threat
Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.
ocean home sea
Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home.
behavior
We have the power to abstain from destructive behavior.
beautiful ocean mean
Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks.
ocean heart blue
With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only answer with another question: How much of your heart is worth protecting?
ocean care needs
We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
ocean protect
We must protect our ocean as if our lives depend upon it, because they do.
ocean heart blue
People ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of earth's life support system, it shapes climate and weather. It holds most of life on earth. 97% of earth's water is there. It's the blue heart of the planet-we should take care of our heart. It's what makes life possible for us. We still have a really good chance to make things better than they are. They won't get better unless we take the action and inspire others to do the same thing. No one is without power. Everybody has the capacity to do something.
ocean sea water
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.
ocean care knows
The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.
earth
No creature on Earth ever has organized themselves in ways that we have, with the capacity to alter the nature of nature the way we have.
ocean policy
Even our rules and regulations, our laws, our policies, favor the destructive nature of taking too much from the ocean and using techniques that are horribly destructive. We know they don't work. We know it's not sustainable.