BANGKOK, May 22 (TNA) – Thailand hosts the international
biological diversity conference, calling for immediate actions to conserve
biodiversity and maintain healthy ecosystems.
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand on Wednesday
presided over the opening of the three-day forum marking the International Day
for Biological Diversity.
Her Royal Highness gave her remarks urging for inspirational
actions to lead young people into conservation of healthy ecosystems and
biological diversity.
International environmental experts are discussing ways to
promote biodiversity and stop the unsustainable exploitation of natural
resources during the conference at CentralWorld.
On the agenda, participants seek to raise awareness on
healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity that directly affect human
well-beings.
A recent report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) shows that the world is
losing its biological diversity at the fastest rate in the last 10 million
years.
The Princess also opened an exhibition on Thailand’s efforts
to promote biodiversity by 31 organizations and 25 communities around the
country.
A United Nations statement on the International Day for
Biological Diversity calls all governments, businesses and civil society to
take urgent action to protect and sustainably manage “the fragile and vital web
of life on our one and only planet.”
The theme of International Day for Biological Diversity this
year is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health.” (TNA)
