Message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
防治荒漠化和乾旱世界日致辭
17 June 2020
2020年6月17日
The health of humanity depends on the health of the planet.
人類的健康取決於地球的健康。
Today, our planet is ailing.
現在，我們的地球正在生病。
Land degradation affects some 3.2 billion people.
土地退化影響著大約32億人。
70 per cent of the world’s land has been transformed by human activity.
世界70%的土地因人類活動而改變。
We can reverse this trend and bring solutions to a wide range of challenges, from forced migration and hunger to climate change.
我們可以扭轉這一趨勢，解決從被迫移民和飢餓到氣候變化等眾多難題。
In Africa’s Sahel region, the Great Green Wall is transforming lives and livelihoods from Senegal to Djibouti.
在非洲薩赫勒地區，綠色長城正在改變從塞內加爾到吉布地的生活和生計。
By restoring 100 million hectares of degraded land, food security is maintained, households kept afloat, and jobs created.
通過恢復1億公頃退化的土地，糧食安全得以維護，居民生活得以維持，就業機會得以創造。
Such efforts bring back biodiversity, reduce the effects of climate change and make communities more resilient.
這些努力恢復了生物多樣性，減輕了氣候變化的影響，增強了社區的韌性。
All told, the benefits outweigh the costs ten-fold.
總之，收益超出投入十倍。
On this Desertification and Drought Day, I call for a new contract for nature.
值此防治荒漠化和乾旱日，我呼籲訂立新的自然契約。
Through international action and solidarity, we can scale up land restoration and nature-based solutions for climate action and the benefit of future generations.
通過國際行動與團結，我們可以擴大土地恢復和基於自然的解決方案，以促進氣候行動，造福子孫後代。
By doing so, we can deliver on theSustainable Development Goals and leave no one behind.
這樣，我們就能實現可持續發展目標，不讓任何一個人掉隊。