The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century.
ACHIM STEINERThe way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century.
ACHIM STEINERReal results will emerge when we realize the power of combined individual actions and voices to effect change.
ACHIM STEINERBees underline the reality that we are more, not less, dependent on nature’s services in a world of close to seven billion people.
ACHIM STEINERHuman beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature.
ACHIM STEINERIn our interdependent world, our neighbors are not only on our street, but can be ten thousand miles away on an island in rising seas.
ACHIM STEINEROur vision of a sustainable future will only materialize through action taken today.
ACHIM STEINERWe have a responsibility to first understand how climate change impacts all peoples of the world. Then, we must consider the individual and collective choices and actions that can move us toward a sustainable future.
ACHIM STEINERWe are at a pivotal moment in our shared history. The global goals of a healthy planet, social equality, and economic opportunity for all are within reach. But we cannot prevaricate.
ACHIM STEINEREven if we act immediately, the world is doomed to lose many of its animal and plant species and this inturn will reduce the ability of ecosystems to deliver vital services to human populations.
ACHIM STEINERMany of our partners are here and this is where the world’s expertise on environment and the wider sustainability agenda often and regularly gathers.
ACHIM STEINERIf you take the hard numbers, then science is clearly telling us that we’re running out of time.
ACHIM STEINERThe authors pull no punches on the likelihood of increasing tensions and conflicts in a climatically constrained world and spotlight places where possible conflicts may flare up in the 21st century unless climate change is checked.
ACHIM STEINERWith Climate Change as a Security Risk, WBGU has compiled a flagship report on an issue that quite rightly is rising rapidly up the international political agenda.
ACHIM STEINERHere is where international initiatives frequently start and are nurtured. Geneva is one of the hubs where global programs can be often most effectively managed.
ACHIM STEINERIncluding the value of natural resources and our social capital in national accounting is a vital step to achieve economic growth that is equitable and sustainable.
ACHIM STEINERThe Red List gives all of us a practical tool for raising awareness of the biodiversity crisis and for forging new partnerships within the international community.
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