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Messages for the International Day for Biological Diversity: "Our solutions are in nature", 22 May 2020

Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Message from the President of Costa Rica

Message from HE Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada

Message from the President of Colombia

Message from HE Mr. Iván Duque

Message from the President of the United Nations General Assembly

	Message from Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Messages from COP Presidencies

	COP 2 Presidency: Indonesia - HE Dr. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment and Forestry
	COP 5 Presidency: Kenya - HE Mr. Keriako Tobiko, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
	COP 7 Presidency: Malaysia - HE Dato' Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) Watch - Read
	COP 8 Presidency: Brazil - HE Mr. Ricardo Salles, Minister of the Environment
	COP 9 Presidency: Germany - HE Ms. Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment
	COP 10 Presidency: Japan - HE Mr. Koizumi Shinjirō, Minister of the Environment
	COP 11 Presidency: India - HE Mr. Prakash Javadekar. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Watch - Read
	COP 14 Presidency: Egypt - HE Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Egyptian Minister of Environment
	COP 15 Presidency: China - HE Mr. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment

Messages from UN Agencies

	Message from Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
	Message from Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Watch on Youtube (English) or read in: العربية - English - Español - Français - Русский - 中文

	Message from Mr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
	Message from Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
	Message from Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
	Message from Ms. Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
	Message from Mr. Jingyuan Xia, Secretary, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
	Message from Ms. Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
	Message from Dr. Rebecca Lent, Executive Secretary, International Whaling Commission (IWC) Watch: English - Français
	Message from Mr. Kent Nnadozie, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
	Message from Dr. Mechtild Rössler, Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC)
	Message from Ms. Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
	Message from Mr. Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Secretary, Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
	Message from Mr. Pitambar Shrestha, Programme Operations Director at the Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), CCAFS, Bioversity International
	Message from United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan - Barcelona Convention

Messages from Governments

	Bangladesh - Message from HE Mr. Shahab Uddin, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
	India - Message from HE Mr. J. Justin Mohan, Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority
	Iran - Message from HE Dr. Kaiomars Kalantari, Deputy Head of the Natural Environment and Biodiversity of the Department of Environment
	Italy - Video spot for the International Day for Biodiversity and World Environment Day by the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) Watch: English - Italian
	United Arab Emirates - Message from HE Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson of the Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Sharjah

Messages from Subnational Governments

	Western Cape Government, South Africa: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Video: Ecological Investment Infrastructure Framework (EIIF) to address the risks of alien invasive species infestations
	Bonn, Germany - Message from Ashok Sridhara, Mayor of Bonn, and President of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Watch: English - Deutsch
	Montréal, Canada - Message from Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal, and ICLEI Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity

Messages from Organizations

	Mr. Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International
	Dr. Grethel Aguilar, Acting Director General International, Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
	Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) Watch - Press statement - Website
	Dr. Vandana Shiva, Navdanya
	Dr. David Molden,Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
	International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR)
	Ms. Robertina Brajanoska, CEO of Macedonian Ecological Society
	Saint Lucia National Trust
	Ms Elena Moreno, Regions4 President for the North and Deputy Minister for the Environment of Basque Country
	Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Germany (in German)
	Ms. Myrna Cunningham, President of Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC)
	Dr. Cordula Weiss of the Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
	Mr. Pier Giovanni Capellino, President, Fondazione Capellino
	Ms. Margaret O'Gorman, President, Wildlife Habitat Council
	Ms. Renata Gómez, Biodiversity Programme Manager, Regions4
	Ms. Amanda Katili-Niode, Chair, Omar Niode Foundation, Indonesia
	Ms. Ana Di Pangracio, Biodiversity - Deputy Director, Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), Argentina English - Español
	Ms. Mariana Giozza, VBIO virtual platform, Brazil
	Mr. KC Bansal, Member, Board of Directors, Global Plant Council Watch - Read
	The White Feather Foundation (Julian Lennon), UK
	Global Youth Biodiversity Network
	SAEVUS - Heartwarming messages from Indian children Find out more >
	Schoolchildren from Benin
	Earth School, Cape Town, South Africa
	Students at Green Land Pré Vert International School (GPIS), Egypt
	Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia
	Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada
	Engr. Felix Jose M. Vitangcol, Secretary-General, Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST)
	Shumei International, Japan
	Open Letter from 300 Filipino Scientists and Conservationists Calling for a Culture of Care for Nature
	GSS Sustainability, Brazil Watch - Read
	Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME)
	Professor Federica Di Palma, GROW Colombia
	Ms. Nsama Musonda Kearns, Environmental Conservationist, Zambia
	Short messages from India
	Short messages from around the world

Messages from indigenous peoples and local communities

Also available on the IIFB website

	Message from Ms. Lucy Mulenkei, Co-chair of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
	Message from Mr. Ramiro Batzin, Co-chair of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
	Africa
	Ms. Cindi Kobei International Alliance, Kenya
	Ms. Florence Yassi AIWO, Kenya
	Ms. Balkisou Buba IWBN, Cameroon
	Ms. Martha Ntoipo IWBN, Tanzania
	Ms. Lucy Mulenkei, Indigenous Information Nextwork IIN, IIFB, Kenya
	Asia
	Mr. Gam A. Shimray, Secretary General, Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
	Ms. Thingreiphi Lunghareo, Indigenous Women and Biodiversity Network (IWBN), Nagaland, India
	Central and South America and the Caribbean
	Ms. Florina López Miro. Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre Biodiversidad de América Latina y El Caribe
	Ms. Irma Pineda, Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
	Ms. Jesica Vega, mixteca de México, miembro de la Red de Jóvenes Indígenas en Latino America y el Caribe, y co-presidenta del GIYC
	Yeshing Upún, Maya Kaqchikel de Guatemala
	The Arctic
	Sámi Parliament
	Árbediehtu ja dan mearkkašupmi luonddu máŋggahámatvuhtii
	Luándu maaŋgâhámásâšvuotâ já suojâlemkuávluh sehe ärbivuáváliih iäláttâsah
	Luonddu máŋggahámatvuohta ja árbevirolaš biebmu
	Mr. Áslat Holmberg, Saami from Finland, IIFB
	North America
	Mr. Perry Bellegarde, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations National
	The Pacific
	Daniel Morgan, Cultural Fire Practioner