(ANSA) - ASSISI (PERUGIA), 18 DEC - "St. Francis of Assisi is an authentic visionary, whose holistic idea of peace continues to be as valid today as it was in his time, eight hundred years ago": thus the general secretary of UN AntonioGuterres on the occasion of the conferral of the Lamp of Paceda by the friars of the Sacred Convent of Assisi. "The patron saint of ecology has a lot to teach us about the reconciliation of man with nature", he stressed.
"Our unsustainable production model and our consumerist habits - pointed out Guterres - are causing a triple planetary crisis, which is manifesting itself with climatic imbalances, a catastrophic loss of biodiversity and levels of pollution that kill millions of people every year. allegedly endangering human life on earth, as well as the lives of many other plant and animal species. Climate change causes forest fires, floods, droughts and other extreme weather phenomena that affect every continent. They force people to compete for more and more resources. scarce such as drinking water and fertile land, in circumstances that can easily lead to conflict.last year over 30 million people were forced to abandon their homes due to climatic catastrophes, finding shelter in many cases in other countries affected by the climate emergency. The triple planetary crisis requires immediate action by everyone: governments, international organizations, businesses, cities, individuals. We need global solidarity, not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but to support communities and villages struggling under the brunt of this crisis. "international organizations, businesses, cities, individuals. We need global solidarity, not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but to support communities and villages struggling under the brunt of this crisis. "international organizations, businesses, cities, individuals. We need global solidarity, not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but to support communities and villages struggling under the brunt of this crisis. "
"St. Francis understood this: there is a profound connection between a life lived in harmony with the environment and peace between men" highlighted Guterres again.
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