湿地使者行动启动仪式使者代表发言

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尊敬的各位领导、来宾、同学们：大家好！
Good afternoon distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen
首先，请允许我代表所有参加“2004年湿地使者行动”的志愿者们感谢世界自然基金会、国际湿地公约秘书处、国家林业局、丽江市政府、达能依云集团为我们大学生提供这样一个相互交流、亲身实践、宣传湿地保护的机会。
Firstly, on behalf of all the 2004 wetland ambassadors, please allow me to thank WWF, the Ramsar Convention secretariat, the State Forestry Administration of China, the Lijiang government and the Danon-Evian Group for offering us such a great opportunity to promote wetland conservation and exchange experiences amongst ambassadors.

湿地为人类提供诸多生态系统服务，对人类的生存和发展具有不可替代的作用。然而由于人类不合理开发的胁迫，湿地面积日益萎缩、功能不断退化，最终也将威胁人类存在的基础。幸运的是，这一切已经得到了人们的关注，政府、非政府组织、公众已在不同程度上对湿地保护开展了实质性活动。作为大学生，为湿地保护贡献自己的一份力量，我们责无旁贷。
Wetland ecosystems, as one of the three distinct biomes on the earth, have played an important role in the lives of human beings. However, because of the human race’s unsustainable exploitation patterns, the size of wetland has decreased sharply, and their functions have also diminished gradually. As the world population continues to grow, these factors will represent an increasing threat to human lives. Fortunately however, more and more people, governments, and non-governmental organizations have realized the threat and have taken real and significant actions on wetland conservation. As university students, we also must not shirk from our responsibility to contribute to wetland conservation.

今天，我们相聚在美丽的云南丽江进行“2004年湿地使者行动”启动仪式，这只是今年湿地使者行动的一个起点。
Today, we gather together in the beautiful town of Lijiang in Yunnan Province for the“2004 Wetland Ambassador Action”launch ceremony. This ceremony, however, is only the starting point for our wetland ambassadors’ action.

湿地作为一种生态系统，由于行政区划的差异、管理部门职能不同，对湿地的生态完整性的分割，已成为制约湿地保护重要环节，流域综合管理的必要性、重要性、迫切性日益显现。今年，我们将围绕“流域综合管理”主题在长江流域、澜沧江—湄公河流域同时开展调研、宣传活动。希望通过各国青年志愿者的共同努力，促进各国间的交流和合作，以呼吁流域内各国来共同关注河流的源头及整个河流生态系统的保护。
Despite the fact that wetlands constitute an entire ecosystem, their management has long been divided amongst different administration units and different regional governments. This fragmentation has become a serious restriction for wetland conservation nowadays, and as such, Integrated River Basin Management is becoming more and more important for wetland conservation. In 2004, we will work with ambassadors from different countries focusing on “IRBM” along the Yangtze and Lancang-Mekong Rivers. I hope that, through working together, our ambassadors’ can help to promote co-operation in wetland conservation and Integrated River Basin Management among countries.

走进湿地，你们是最可爱的“湿地使者”！走进湿地，让我们携起手来，还湿地一个美好的明天！
Together, let’s build up a partnership for a living river and join hands for a better future for wetland conservation!