Gandhi on the Environment

“The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children.”

Sources: this 2011 article in The Hindu and Global Youth Biodiversity Network's 2012 statement to the Convention on Biological Diversity at COP11. 

Mahatmas Gandhi lived from 1869 to 1948. Learn more about Gandi's attitude towards environmental protection via Dr. Anupma Kaushik's short, well-cited article on MKGandhi.org. --ChrisS