Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Nancy Knowlton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a biologist Nancy Knowlton.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Nancy Knowlton

Nancy Knowlton is a coral reef biologist and a former Sant Chair for Marine Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

I watched the coral reefs that I studied as a student vanish in the blink of an eye, and for decades I wrote and spoke of ocean obituaries. But big scary problems without solutions lead to apathy, not action.
Small steps taken by many people in their backyards add up. — © Nancy Knowlton
Small steps taken by many people in their backyards add up.
Most of the damage suffered by the ocean up until now has been caused by local insults - overfishing, pollution, and destruction of habitats. If we tackle these problems now, we buy ourselves time to work on climate change.
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