5 quotes by Mark Plotkin (1955-), (Ethnobotanist)

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Mark Plotkin

Each time one of the medicine men dies, it's as if a library has burned down.

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The rainforests hold answers to questions we have yet to ask.

Mark Plotkin

We have an administration which wants to expand democracy in every part of the world except in its own back yard---Washington DC.

At the time, the District of Columbia did not have any voting representatives in the House of Representatives nor could District residents vote for a Senator although they could vote for President.

Mark Plotkin

Every time a shaman dies, it is as if a library burned down.

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About the Author

Mark Plotkin

Born: May 21, 1955
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Profession: Ethnobotanist, Advocate, Author, Podcast Host

Biography

Mark J. Plotkin is an ethnobotanist and a plant explorer in the Neotropics, where he is an expert on rainforest ecosystems. Plotkin is an advocate for tropical rainforest conservation and host of Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast.

MARK PLOTKIN

(Mark J. Plotkin)