Director-General of UNESCO. Irina Bokova.
Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.
We live in a world transforming deeply, rocked by multiple crises, on a planet facing rising pressure.
Environmental
change has never been so deeply interconnected with our societies as it
is today, in this era that many scientists call the Anthropocene, when
human activity is the major force shaping the planetary system. The
impact that individual women and men are having on the sustainability of
the planet may not always be visible -- but consider the impact of
seven billion women and men, and it becomes clear that daily choices
matter.
Environmental
change is not just about carbon – it is, fundamentally, about women and
men, it is about how we produce and consume in society. The environment
is intertwined with human values and behaviour, directly linked to our
livelihoods, urban development and nature conservation as well as
migration patterns, affecting also the use of water and land, impacting
on species survival.
Sustainability
cannot be crafted through technological or economic solutions alone. We
need green societies to build green economies. We must act in a
holistic manner, across the board, starting with individual women and
men.
This
year, the international community has an historic opportunity to adopt a
new sustainable development agenda and to reach a global agreement on
climate change. UNESCO is bringing the full force of its mandate and
experience to make both a success. We are promoting education for
sustainable development to shape the new values, skills and knowledge
that all societies need today. Sustainability will be built on the
benches of schools, starting as early as possible. We work also to
harness the power of science, technology and innovation to strengthen
knowledge, to safeguard biodiversity through Biosphere Reserves, and to
strengthen the links between the sciences and policy.
This
is one goal of the Scientific Advisory Board, an initiative of the
United Nations Secretary General for which UNESCO is the Secretariat, to
craft a new unity among all sciences and catalyze new synergies across
disciplines, policy lines and borders, including to inform the 21st
Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (COP21) that will be held in Paris later this year.
There
is strong global momentum – we need to act on this promise and make a
new one, for development that is sustainable, in harmony with the
planet. This responsibility cannot wait -- we must act now.
KAWAIDA
Irina_Bokova
Director-General
of UNESCO. Irina Bokova.
Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.
We live in a world transforming deeply, rocked by multiple crises, on a
planet facing rising pressure.
Environmental change has never been so deeply interconnected with our
societies as it is today, in this era that many scientists call the
Anthropocene, when human activity is the major force shaping the
planetary system. The impact that individual women and men are having on
the sustainability of the planet may not always be visible -- but
consider the impact of seven billion women and men, and it becomes clear
that daily choices matter.
Environmental change is not just about carbon – it is, fundamentally,
about women and men, it is about how we produce and consume in society.
The environment is intertwined with human values and behaviour, directly
linked to our livelihoods, urban development and nature conservation as
well as migration patterns, affecting also the use of water and land,
impacting on species survival.
Sustainability cannot be crafted through technological or economic
solutions alone. We need green societies to build green economies. We
must act in a holistic manner, across the board, starting with
individual women and men.
This year, the international community has an historic opportunity to
adopt a new sustainable development agenda and to reach a global
agreement on climate change. UNESCO is bringing the full force of its
mandate and experience to make both a success. We are promoting
education for sustainable development to shape the new values, skills
and knowledge that all societies need today. Sustainability will be
built on the benches of schools, starting as early as possible. We work
also to harness the power of science, technology and innovation to
strengthen knowledge, to safeguard biodiversity through Biosphere
Reserves, and to strengthen the links between the sciences and policy.
This is one goal of the Scientific Advisory Board, an initiative of the
United Nations Secretary General for which UNESCO is the Secretariat, to
craft a new unity among all sciences and catalyze new synergies across
disciplines, policy lines and borders, including to inform the 21st
Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (COP21) that will be held in Paris later this year.
There is strong global momentum – we need to act on this promise and
make a new one, for development that is sustainable, in harmony with the
planet. This responsibility cannot wait -- we must act now.
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