UN Chief Calls For Protecting Migratory Birds
Sumaira FH Published October 14, 2018 | 09:33 PM
UNITED NATIONS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Oct, 2018 ) :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, marking World Migratory Bird Day, has said the birds connected people, ecosystems and nations, and were symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.
"Their (migratory birds) epic journeys inspire people of all ages, across the globe," he said in a message.
The Day is an opportunity to celebrate the great natural wonder of bird migration � but also a reminder that those patterns, and ecosystems worldwide, are threatened by climate change, Guterres added.
In his message, the UN chief called on governments and people everywhere to take concerted conservation action that will help to ensure the birds' survival � and our own.
Initiated in 2006, the World Day is celebrated every second Saturday of May and October � coinciding with with the summer-winter cycle of migration � with hundreds of events around the globe to highlight the need for international cooperation to conserve migratory birds and their habitats for the benefit of mankind.
This year, the campaign is being jointly run, for the first time, between Environment for the Americas, and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), two intergovernmental wildlife treaties administered by UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
"We have chosen to unify our voices for bird conservation because of the very real threats these animals face in their struggle to survive. And as though the obstacles that nature throws in their way were not enough, mankind is doing its best to make life even more difficult for migratory birds." "By joining forces, we have these united three organizations committed to conserving the planet's migratory birds," Bradnee Chambers, the Executive Secretary of CMS, said in a message.
In a separate message, Jacques Trouvilliez, the Executive Secretary of AEWA, stressed that birds needed us more than ever.
He highlighted the threats the birds face, ranging from destruction of their habitats to poaching, pollution and climate change, and called for cooperation and coordination between States and conservation actors along the migratory pathways.
"The danger is increased when these birds are migrating, flying over seas, mountains and deserts, undertaking journeys they may never complete. Their survival depends on our commitment," Trouvilliez added.
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