"Today,we've taken another step forward by - in leaving behind the legacy of the 20th century while building a more secure future for our children."
VOA: standard.2010.03.26
In some futurecentury, a new Mount Rushmore may be carved, to celebrate the figures of our own era who changed the course of the world as dramatically as any presidents or statesmen.
"The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century, " said United Nations Environment Programme executive director Achim Steiner.