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UNEP calls for more pressure over Mau
The Prime minister Raila Odinga (left) with the United Nations Enviromental programme (UNEP) executive director Achim Steiner(right) during the launch of the multimillion dollar initiative to restore the Mau Forest last year. PHOTO/ STEPHEN MUDIARI
Posted Friday, March 19 2010 at 15:10
“Hundreds of these zones, now covering an area of 245,000 square kilometer, now exist threatening the health of the marine environment and its productivity,” Mr Steiner said.
He said environment is not about protecting one or other species-be it the whales, the elephant, a butterfly or a dung beetle. Nor is it about saving a much loved beauty spot, lake or woodland “but about saving ourselves.”
“The impacts humanity now is having on the planet, from degradation to pollution, is fundamental changing the planet and the rules of the game,” Mr Steiner said.
And he warned: “Climate change will be that full scale emergency, unless we act and act fast.”
He also urged governments to play a key role in creating the right kinds of conditions that will attract carbon market investors.
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