67 ordspråk av Klaus Toepfer
Klaus Toepfer
 In terms of the environment, the two organizing committees are taking forward a green torch first lit at Lillehammer, Norway in 1994. |
| In the past the environment has been viewed as something like a Hermes silk tie or a Gucci handbag-a luxury only affordable when all other issues have been resolved, but this (WRI) report, allied with a series of other new and authoritative studies released over recent months such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, overturns this myth and underlines in graphic detail the importance of `natures` natural capital alongside financial and human capital, |
| Indeed locating more and more Olympic events away from sensitive rural areas and into city centers with good access to public transport -- especially if this contributes to urban renewal and renovation of redundant buildings and structures -- may be an environmentally sound step forward for future games. |
| It is a moral issue of the highest importance. By conserving the habitats of the great apes, we are helping to overcome poverty and to conserve the natural wealth upon which current and future human generations depend. It seems a small price to pay. |
| It is cause for extreme concern. |
| It is clear from this report, and from a series of other studies published throughout the year, that the environment is something like the red ribbon running through the Millennium Development Goals. |
| more detailed field analysis of soil and water quality is needed to gauge the exact state of rehabilitation. |
| Not only is the toll a human tragedy, but it means these people are less able to carry on productive lives, and this undermines social and economic development. |
| On this special United Nations Day, let us take those adequate steps to stop the careless exploitation and destruction of the environment by making the necessary changes in our own lives, in our own attitudes, and in our own behavior. We don't have another thousand years, |
| One area that the IOC might wish review is the issue of recycling of sporting infrastructure. Take bobsleigh for example. TOROC did a great job to try and mitigate its environmental impact. But the fact remains that constructing, operating and maintaining what is effectively a huge fridge in the mountains raises many fundamental questions of sustainability. |
| One is that if you have no price, no limitation of carbon dioxide, you don't have the demand for those technologies. |
| Putting tourism on a sustainable path is a major challenge, requiring partnership and cooperation within the tourism industry, and between the industry, governments and tourists themselves. |
| Small cetaceans are amongst the most well loved and charismatic creatures on the planet, |
| Small cetaceans are amongst the most well loved and charismatic creatures on the planet. |
| So it must be a clear signal that, in order to avoid such a disaster, we must deploy technologies and adopt economic measures that are already available and feasible. |
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