Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal & ICLEI Ambassador for Local Biodiversity, Canada Government
By planning our cities with nature, we can improve the quality of life now and lay the ground for a sustainable future for the next generations
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, CBD
Humanity stands at a crossroads with regard to the legacy we wish to leave to future generations
Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary, IPBES
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity is no longer optional
R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist
Nature is a totally efficient, self-regenerating system. IF we discover the laws that govern this system and live synergistically within them, sustainability will follow and humankind will be a success.