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Worksheet: Quotations about sustainable development

Quotation 1

"The Earth provides enough to satisfy everyone's needs, but not for everyone's greed."

Mahatma Gandhi

Quotation 2

"The Earth belongs to everyone, not part of it to certain people but all of it to everyone, to be enjoyed and cared for."

Michael Foreman, Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish (1999)

Quotation 3

"The interconnectedness of life is both a blessing and a curse; possibilities are boundless and consequences endless. Every value judgement we make ripples into a life somewhere."

Paula Owens, Deputy Head, Eastchurch Primary School, Kent (2001)

CPD activity: Sustainable development

From the CPD activities online resource

From Cool Planet - Oxfam's website for teachers and young people: www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet