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This World Environment Day, it’s Time for Nature

June 5, 2020 - 08:55AM
Published by Communications

We joined the world in marking #WorldEnvironmentDay today. The current environmental crisis is a warning that we must heed collectively. We must now fundamentally rethink our relationship with the living world, with natural ecosystems and their biodiversity.

The theme for World Environment Day 2020 is, 'Time for Nature,' with a focus on its role in providing the essential infrastructure that supports life on Earth and human development. This focus is expected to provide an opportunity for driving the momentum and public awareness of nature as a key aspect in the lead up to the 15th meeting of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). COP 15 was expected to take place in October 2020, but will be rescheduled for 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s time to wake up. To take notice. To raise our voices. It’s time to build back better for People and Planet.