Azerbaijan, Baku, June 4 / Trend M.Aliyev /
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses statement on the World Environment Day.
Biodiversity is the incredible variety of life on Earth that sustains us, is in peril. Species are becoming extinct at the fastest rate ever recorded, the statement says.
"Most of these extinctions are tied to human activities that are polluting and depleting water resources, changing and degrading habitats and altering the global climate. From frogs to gorillas, from huge plants to tiny insects, thousands of species are in jeopardy," the statement says.
UN defined the theme of this year's World Environment Day- "Many Species. One Planet. One Future", that call to stop this mass extinction and raise awareness about the vital importance of the millions of species that inhabit our planet's soils, forests, oceans, coral reefs and mountains.
"Our health, well-being and sustainable future depend on this intricate, delicate web of ecosystems and life," the statement says.
Azerbaijan announced 2010 the Year of Ecology.
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