UNB, Dhaka :
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment has urged the governments around the world to fulfill their human rights obligations to protect the world’s irreplaceable plants and animals.
Speaking ahead of World Wildlife Day that falls on Friday (March 3), John Knox said the rapid loss of biological diversity around the world should be setting off alarm bells.
“We’re well on our way to the sixth global extinction of species in the history of the planet, and States are still failing to halt the main drivers of biodiversity loss, including habitat destruction, poaching and climate change,” Knox was quoted as saying in a statement UNB received from Geneva on Wednesday.
“What’s less well understood,” he said adding, “Is that the loss of biodiversity undermines the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including rights to life, health, food and water.”
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment has urged the governments around the world to fulfill their human rights obligations to protect the world’s irreplaceable plants and animals.
Speaking ahead of World Wildlife Day that falls on Friday (March 3), John Knox said the rapid loss of biological diversity around the world should be setting off alarm bells.
“We’re well on our way to the sixth global extinction of species in the history of the planet, and States are still failing to halt the main drivers of biodiversity loss, including habitat destruction, poaching and climate change,” Knox was quoted as saying in a statement UNB received from Geneva on Wednesday.
“What’s less well understood,” he said adding, “Is that the loss of biodiversity undermines the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including rights to life, health, food and water.”
