"We live in an inter-dependent world where every species on planet earth has a specific role to play in our ecosystem. She also underscored Bangladesh's commitment to the notion of “urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development”. The populations of freshwater mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fishes have fallen by an average of 4 percent each year since 1970, Hasina noted. "We are aggravating climate change and loss of biodiversity, and as a result, increasing the risk of ‘zoonotic’ diseases like COVID-19." The goals of the Paris climate accord must be implemented as it could prove to be "the difference between human extinction and survival," according to Hasina.

Source: bd News24 October 01, 2020 06:11 UTC