{"id":1097,"date":"2018-07-18T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/uncategorized\/1097\/5-madiba-quotes-to-reflect-on-this-mandela-day\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:46:06","slug":"5-madiba-quotes-to-reflect-on-this-mandela-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blogs\/1097\/5-madiba-quotes-to-reflect-on-this-mandela-day\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Madiba Quotes to Reflect on this Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div>Former South African president Nelson Mandela has become an international beacon of public service; he sacrificed 27 years of his life, serving a prison term for the liberation of his people.This is why the United Nations took the decision to declare his birthday, June 18, Nelson Mandela International Day \u2013 a day to honour the legacy of the Nobel Prize winner, and his values, through volunteering and community service.<\/p>\n<p>There can be no better service to humankind than the protection of the environment, so we have put together a list of five Nelson Mandela quotes to get you thinking about the environment this Mandela Day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mandela Day quote 1b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/5010025e-5010025e-143310_260131.jpg\" alt=\"Mandela Day quote 1b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Africa\u2019s rich natural landscape is unlike any other in the world. It is the true inheritance of future generations and should be protected from self-serving multinationals, whose only aim is to rob us of our wealth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mandela Day 2018 quote 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/c1519b98-c1519b98-143306_260123.jpg\" alt=\"Mandela Day 2018 quote 2\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, the global icon speaks about hope and belief in a better future \u2013 however, it can be interpreted in another way too\u2026 if we ignore threats to the better future we envision, we can\u2019t adequately prepare a response. This one applies to climate change denialists, especially.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mandela Day quote 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/b6bb0205-b6bb0205-143308_260127.jpg\" alt=\"Mandela Day quote 3\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3f53447c-ad23-19e2-78c2-7531169ad11b\">We cannot afford to wait for others to stand up for our environment \u2013 as nobody stands to lose more than we do. It is our duty to be proactive in the battle to protect Africa\u2019s natural environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mandela Day quote 4b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/1e11ba8c-1e11ba8c-143311_260133.jpg\" alt=\"Mandela Day quote 4b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The right to a healthy environment is a crucial human right because it directly impacts our quality of life. Often, it is the most vulnerable that suffers most in the face of environmental abuse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mandela Day quote 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/2648ed8e-2648ed8e-143305_260121.jpg\" alt=\"Mandela Day quote 5\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-90dfafb5-ace8-a1ed-642f-a9f0c9882a6a\">The realities of climate change are becoming more and more evident as global weather patterns increasingly geared toward the extreme. 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