Quote to Mark World Migratory Bird Day from Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

"I fully support the global campaign to raise awareness about the threats to migratory birds from habitat destruction, overexploitation, pollution and climate change. I call for greater international efforts to restore and preserve migratory birds and the network of sites they need to survive as an important part of the environment on which we all depend."

- Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Below you will find Statements from key World Migratory Bird Day supporters and partners from around the world. Their messages share their perspective on the value of migratory bird conservation, on the World Migratory Bird Day campaign and on this year's World Migratory Bird Day theme.

The Statements present a common message from all our World Migratory Bird Day partners and supports of the importance of migratory bird conservation. The Statements also show how this year's World Migratory Bird Day theme "Networking for migratory birds" relates to their own conservation efforts and projects that form a network of conservation working across that world to conserve migratory birds. 

All statements we receive will be added to this page as soon as they are made available to us. Please contact us should you wish to add a statement on behalf of your organisation. [Contact Us]

Statements to mark World Migratory Bird Day 2013: "Networking for migratory birds"