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MEDIA ADVISORY: THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
June 05, 2006

5 June 2006
    The Secretary-General made a statement on "World
Environment Day" on 5 June 2006, with details as
follows:

    "The theme of this year's observance of World
Environment Day, "Don't Desert Drylands!",
reminds us all, in the International Year of Deserts and
Desertification, of the importance of caring for the
world's vast areas of arid and semiarid land. "

    "Drylands are found in all regions, cover more
than 40 per cent of the Earth and are home to nearly 2
billion people -- one-third of the world's population.  For
most dryland dwellers, life is hard and the future often
precarious.  They live on the ecological, economic and
social margins.  It is essential that we do not neglect
them or the fragile habitats on which they depend."

    "Across the planet, poverty, unsustainable land
management and climate change are turning drylands into
deserts, and desertification in turn exacerbates and leads
to poverty.  It is estimated that between 10 and 20 per
cent of drylands are already degraded.  The problem is
particularly acute in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia,
where dryland degradation is a serious obstacle to
eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, and is jeopardizing
efforts to ensure environmental sustainability.  These
goals, which the world's governments have pledged to
achieve by 2015, are essential components of a broader
commitment to achieve a more secure future for
humankind."

    "There is also mounting evidence that dryland
degradation and competition over increasingly scarce
resources can bring communities into conflict. 
Furthermore, people whose livelihoods and survival depend
on drylands are swelling the ranks of environmental and
economic refugees who are testing the already stretched
resources of towns and cities across the developing
world."

    "Desertification is hard to reverse, but it can be
prevented.  Protecting and restoring drylands will not only
relieve the growing burden on the world's urban areas, it
will contribute to a more peaceful and secure world.  It
will also help to preserve landscapes and cultures that
date back to the dawn of civilization and are an essential
part of our cultural heritage."

    "On this World Environment Day, in the 10th
anniversary year of the UN Convention to Combat
Desertification, I urge governments and communities
everywhere to focus on the challenges of life on the desert
margins so the people who live there can look forward to a
future of peace, health and social progress."

    For more information, please contact:

     UNDP Communications Officer  Zhang Wei
     Tel:   +86-10-6532-3731 ext. 228
     Fax:   +86-10-6532-2567
     Email: wei.zhang@undp.org

SOURCE  Office of the United Nations System
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