United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai as a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on the environment and climate change.

UN: Press Release

She covers issues from business to the environment, with a special focus on women.

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Organization, in collaboration with the EEAA, Ministry of State for the Environment, of a special day for Biosphere Reserves, in view of celebrating the fortieth anniversary.

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"If you have bats roosting in your building, you can't disturb them in any way without getting a special license, " says Kelly Gunnell, Built Environment Officer with the Bat Conservation Trust, a charitable organization in London, England.

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Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.

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