Nigeria: How We Tackle Biodiversity, Climate Challenges, by UNDP

Lagos — On the occasion of the 2010 World Environment Day that was recently celebrated globally, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Nigeria, Daouda Toure, sheds some light on the extent of the UN body's initiatives to address challenges related to biodiversity loss and climate change

It is with real pleasure and honour that I participate on behalf of the United Nations (UN) System in Nigeria with you at this year's World Environment Day (WED) celebration. This annual event is yet another opportunity to reflect on what actions each of us have taken so far and indeed must take to address ourselves; to our common task of preserving all life on Earth and this our global village.

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