Achim Steiner Quotes

Brazil, Ecologist
May 17, 1961

Achim Steiner is an environmentalist, of Brazilian-German ancestry, who currently serves as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Before joining UNDP, he was Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP (2006–2016), and director of the Oxford Martin School (2016–2017). He has also served as Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Secretary-General of the World Commission on Dams.

Our vision of a sustainable future will only materialize through action taken today.

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- Future
- Today
- Action
In our interdependent world, our neighbors are not only on our street, but can be ten thousand miles away on an island in rising seas.

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- Street
- Neighbors
- Miles

The only ones to profit from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are the owners of the fishing fleets who remain hidden behind veils of corporate secrecy.

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Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we are more, not less, dependent on nature’s services in a world of close to seven billion people.

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- People
- Nature
- Dependent
The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century.

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We are at a pivotal moment in our shared history. The global goals of a healthy planet, social equality, and economic opportunity for all are within reach. But we cannot prevaricate.

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- Goals
- Healthy
- Planet
Real results will emerge when we realize the power of combined individual actions and voices to effect change.

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- Change
- Results
- Actions
Even if we act immediately, the world is doomed to lose many of its animal and plant species and this inturn will reduce the ability of ecosystems to deliver vital services to human populations. The Red List gives all of us a practical tool for raising awareness of the biodiversity crisis and for forging new partnerships within the international community.

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- World
- Crisis
- Doomed

Including the value of natural resources and our social capital in national accounting is a vital step to achieve economic growth that is equitable and sustainable.

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- Growth
- Natural
- Economic
If you take the hard numbers, then science is clearly telling us that we're running out of time.

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- Time
- Science
- Running