博科娃年保護紅樹林生態系統國際日致辭

Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
教科文組織總幹事伊琳娜·博科娃女士在保護紅樹林生態系統國際日的致辭

26 July 2016
2016年7月26日

Mangroves are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. They ensure food security for local communities. They provide biomass, forest products and sustain fisheries. They contribute to the protection of coastlines. They help mitigate the effects of climate change and extreme weather events.
紅樹林生長在陸地與海洋的交匯處，是稀有、瑰麗、富饒的生態系統。紅樹林保障了當地社區糧食安全，提供了生物量和林業產品，維繫了漁業發展，並且有助於保護海岸線，減輕氣候變化和極端天氣事件造成的影響。

This is why the protection of mangrove ecosystems is essential today. Their survival faces serious challenges – from the alarming rise of the sea level and biodiversity that is increasingly endangered. The earth and humanity simply cannot afford to lose these vital ecosystems.
正因爲如此，保護紅樹林生態系統在今天勢在必行。紅樹林的生存面臨着嚴峻挑戰——海平面急劇上升，生物多樣性日益受到威脅。失去這些重要的生態系統，將是地球和人類難以承受之重。

UNESCO has always been on the frontline of promoting new and harmonious relations between humanity and nature, where the preservation of mangrove ecosystems carries special importance.
教科文組織一直以來積極倡導在人類與自然之間建立新的和諧關係，保護紅樹林生態系統在這方面具有特別重要的意義。

To this end, UNESCO is working across the board and with all partners on an open initiative on mangroves and sustainable development. UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves has 86 sites out of 669 that include areas of mangroves. Many are in developing countries and Small Island Developing States – such as La Hotte Biosphere Reserve in Haiti and the island of Principe in Sao Tome and Principe, as well as the Can Gio Mangrove in Viet Nam. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes the Sundarbans, the largest unbroken mangrove system in the World, shared between Bangladesh and India and home to the iconic Royal Bengal Tiger. The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network also has mangrove sites, like the Langkawi Global Geopark of Malaysia.
爲此，教科文組織攜手所有合作夥伴，正在全面推進一項關於紅樹林與可持續發展問題的公開倡議。教科文組織世界生物圈保護區網絡涵蓋669處保護區，有86處生長着紅樹林，其中很多位於發展中國家和小島嶼發展中國家，例如海地奧特山生物圈保護區、聖多美和普林西比的普林西比島、以及越南芹椰紅樹林。列入教科文組織《世界遺產名錄》的鬆達班是世界上最大的連片紅樹林系統，爲孟加拉國和印度共有，著名的皇家孟加拉虎在這裏繁衍生息。在教科文組織世界地質公園網絡中同樣可以看到紅樹林，例如馬來西亞蘭卡威世界地質公園。

On this first International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems, UNESCO’s message is clear. Taking forward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development means forging new sustainable pathways to development in harmony with the earth. This means preserving all mangrove ecosystems.
在第一個保護紅樹林生態系統國際日之際，教科文組織發出的信息是明確的。推動實現《2030年可持續發展議程》，意味着在與地球和諧共存的前提下走出一條新的可持續發展之路。這就需要保護所有紅樹林生態系統。