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UN Chief: On their epic journeys, migratory birds connect nations and inspire people
15.10.2018 14:49 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The migratory birds are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet, UN Radio says referring to Secretary-General António Guterres report made last week within his message to mark the World Migratory Bird Day.
«[They] connect people, ecosystems and nations … Their epic journeys inspire people of all ages, across the globe,» he stated.
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, added Guterres.
It is to be admitted, initiated 2006, the World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated every second Saturday of May and October coinciding with with the summer-winter cycle of migration; usually, its celebration is accompanied with hundreds of events around the globe to highlight the need for the 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).
It is to be mentioned, Guterres called on governments and people everywhere to take concerted «conservation action that will help to ensure the birds’ survival and our own.»
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