Walking on willow tree roads by a river dappled with peach blossoms, I look for spring light, but am everywhere lost. Birds fly up and scatter floating catkins. A ponderous wave of flowers sags the branches.
Wang WeiRead
I'm actually getting to the stage where places I travelled to for the first time in the early 1990s are now unrecognisable. I go to coral reefs that I went to ten years ago when they were swarming with fish and sharks, and now they are barren deserts.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the drastic changes in natural environments over time.
Steve Backshall highlights the alarming transformation of coral reefs he visited in the past, emphasizing that places once teeming with marine life have now become desolate. This observation serves as a poignant reminder of environmental degradation and the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect our planet's biodiversity.
Themes
Coral ReefsEnvironmentChangeBiodiversityMarine Life
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a documentary about climate change.
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