World Environment Day 2021 is marked annually on June 5 to inspire people to take measures and protect our planet. This year, Pakistan is the UN's host country for World Environment Day.

The country is celebrating a number of milestones, including planting a billion trees as part of its 10 billion tree drive. World Environment Day has been celebrated annually since 1974, with this year's being "Ecosystem Restoration."

Here are few quotes, courtesy Earth911, dedicated to nature:

1. "I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use." — Mother Teresa

2. "The Earth is what we all have in common." — Wendell Berry

3. "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." — George Bernard Shaw

4. "He that plants trees loves others besides himself." — Thomas Fuller

5. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead

6. "One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken." — Leo Tolstoy

7. "The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share." — Lady Bird Johnson

8. "Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty." — John Ruskin

9. "Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries." — Jimmy Carter

10. "The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." — Gaylord Nelson

Lieutenant-Colonel Morgan Gustafsson says the key to fighting in such a vast environment rested on mastering the basics
Lieutenant-Colonel Morgan Gustafsson says the key to fighting in such a vast environment rested on mastering the basics AFP / Jonathan NACKSTRAND
RELATED STORIES
Coronavirus