If they don't act, we will. Shame on them but we cannot sit around and watch our environment deteriorate and put this world in jeopardy. We are willing to stand up, we think it is one of the seminal issues of our time.

This is not the time to sit back and relax. It's time to wake up and save the country.

We cannot remain idle while our people are being killed.

We are in a very serious situation. We must act, and now, to avoid an acute national health emergency

This is a matter of national shame and pride. We must stand up and clean our backyard.

We have to act with fierce urgency. Justice demands it.

It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.

Expect poison from the standing water.

Let's not sit about waiting for enough evidence while women and children are dying. Evidence and research must find us in the process of action

All the governments of the world need to act now and act urgently to turn this planetary nightmare around before it is too late, because this warning of the magnitude and acceleration of biodiversity loss is a global crisis with dangerous implications not only for one million species but for human health and long-term survival.

And do not think that the oceans and the seas will protect us. The food that we cat, the water that we drink, yes, even the very air that we breathe can be contaminated by poisons originating from thousands of miles away. And it could be that, even if we ourselves escaped lightly, the unborn generations of our children would bear on their distorted bodies the marks of our failure to control the forces which have been released on the world.

Everywhere water is under threat. It is our most precious resource. And there is no alternative to it.

If we want to rid the country of corruption, we have to take the initiative. We can’t keep waiting for someone else to do it.

We cannot afford the luxury of cynicism or even pessimism in our reaction to climate change. The situation is too serious. We must tackle it head on – and immediately.