Corneille Ewango quotes

Building capacities for the young generation is going to make a better generation and a better future tomorrow for Africa. (Corneille Ewango)
I joined the Wildlife Conservation Society, working there, in 1995, but I started working with them as a student in 1991. I was appointed as a teaching assistant at my university because I accomplished with honor. View quote
Corneille Ewango
Discovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me. View quote
Corneille Ewango
When I went to university, I decided that I would like to do something related to plant ecology, because I felt that plants were so beautiful. When I am studying plants, I feel like I am talking with some kind of supernatural life, like I am talking with someone who does not speak. View quote
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Around 17 to 20 years, I became, myself, a poacher. And I wanted to do it, because - I believed - to continue my studies. I wanted to go to university, but my father was poor, my uncle even. So, I did it. And for three to four years, I went to university. For three times, I applied to biomedical science, to be a doctor. I didn't succeed. View quote
Corneille Ewango

Corneille Ewango

Occupation: Environmentalist
Quotes count: 5