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We have long ignored the consequences of our actions because the climate crisis played out in slow motion. But after unprecedented heat spells and fires, and an unprecedented increase in diseases and pandemics, we can no longer pretend Earth can heal itself.
The ship is now, of course, listing heavily, and there is a real sense that we might be going down.
Photo by Grant Ritchie/ Unsplash / 23 Feb 2021 Statement prepared for delivery at the closing session of the Fifth UN Environment Assembly Minister Rotevatn, Excellencies, distinguished Ambassadors, Observers, partners and friends, It has been a complex, uncertain and at times difficult journey – but here we are – at the conclusion of the first-ever virtual UN Environment Assembly. Excellencies, I salute you for continuing to raise a strong voice for a planet in crisis. I salute you for recognizing that we cannot afford to wait any longer to make peace with nature. I salute you for the i...
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Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’ — UN chief February 23, 2021 A farmer harvests rice in Bantaeng, Indonesia. — courtesy CIFOR/Tri Saputro GENEVA — During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions. Painting a picture of the turmoil wreaked by COVID-19, whereby millions are being pushed into poverty, inequalities are growing among people and countries, a...