WMO/Victor Hugo Sun rises in Chapala Lake, Mexico. People everywhere need to remember that we depend on Mother Earth to survive, the UN chief said in his message for World Wildlife Day marked on Tuesday, advocating for “a more caring, thoughtful and sustainable relationship with nature”. Humanity is weaved into “the rich tapestry of life that makes up our world’s biological diversity”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “All human civilizations have been, and continue to be, built on the use of wild and cultivated species of flora and fauna, from the food we eat, to the air we breathe”. And yet, today, close to a quarter of all species on the planet are in danger of becoming extinct in the next few decades. It seems that humanity has forgotten just how much we need nature for our survival and well-being -- UN chief “It seems that humanity has forgotten just how much we need nature for our survival a...
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