Drylands are extremely important not just for the survival of biodiversity but also for us, for our culture, for our survival and for the way we inte… - Adjany Costa

One thing I tell myself is that, if you give up now you are not giving up because of others, you are giving up because of yourself. If you want to stop then that’s your choice, but bear in mind that it is never someone else’s fault, it’s never an obstacle, it’s never a situation, it’s you.

If it’s to that point where you think you want to do it and it feels right but other people are telling you not to, just do it. No matter what obstacle you think might stop you, when you wake up in the morning just say “I’m doing it.”

It’s a very grey world where you have to focus on everything that has been accomplished in the field because that’s what brings you hope moving forward.