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UN "Wild for Life" campaign launched
06.06.2016 09:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of the last week, the Head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Achim Steiner urged people to «go wild for wildlife» and use their own sphere of influence to help end the illegal trade in species.
The call came ahead of World Environment Day (WED) observed annually on 5 June, UN Radio reports.
As to Steiner, smugglers and poachers are driving whole species to the brink of extinction.
As to him, the damage from the illicit trade in wildlife products has become so serious and so far reaching that urgent action is needed to reverse it.Species such as rhinos, tigers, gorillas, sea turtles and elephants have become endangered.
Wildlife crime is eroding our planets biodiversity and undermining the natural systems upon which we all depend, Steiner noted.
«It is spreading corruption and undermining the rule of law all around the world. And it is fattening the purses of international crime syndicates that have come to dominate this business. This must stop and the time to take action is long overdue,» Steiner emphasized.
It is to be admitted, the «Wild for Life» campaign stresses that greed, fashion, ignorance, indifference, investment, corruption, pseudo-medicinal use and cultural belief should not result in threats to any species.
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