双语：阿祖莱总干事2023年地质多样性国际日致辞
International Geodiversity Day 2023
Message from Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, for the International Geodiversity Day
教科文组织总干事奥德蕾·阿祖莱地质多样性国际日致辞
6 October 2023
2023年10月6日
Geodiversity is the essential part of nature that is not alive. It includes rocks, minerals, soils, and landscapes, as well as the processes that make and shape these features. Geodiversity is the silent partner to biodiversity, with every ecosystem in the world being reliant on some element of geodiversity for its existence.
地质多样性，主要由自然界中的非生物部分构成，包括岩石、矿物、土壤和景观，以及成就和塑造这些形貌的过程。地质多样性是生物多样性的无声伙伴，世界上的每一个生态系统都依赖于地质多样性的某些元素。
As such, geodiversity underpins food production, water management, and energy production. It is also central to the ‘green’ transition: when used wisely, mineral resources can create wealth and jobs while decarbonizing development, all prerequisites for a sustainable future.
就此而论，地质多样性可谓是粮食生产、水管理和能源生产的基础，并且对于实现“绿色”转型同样至关重要：如果使用得当，矿产资源可以创造财富和就业机会，也可以同时使发展走上脱碳之路，而所有这些都是迈向可持续未来的先决条件。
Understanding and raising awareness of geological processes is therefore essential to explore the past, prepare for an unpredictable future and inform the sustainable management of our land, rivers and oceans, including flood management and climate adaptation. This was clear in September, when a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco, causing widespread loss of life and extensive damage. It was followed by Storm Daniel in Libya, where torrential rainfall caused two dams to collapse upstream of the port city of Derna, with flooding washing away entire neighbourhoods.
因此，了解地质过程并提高对此的认识至关重要，有助于我们探索过去、绸缪不可预测的未来，并为土地、河流和海洋的可持续管理，包括洪水管理和气候适应提供信息。今年9月在摩洛哥中部发生的6.8级地震，就清晰地证明了这一点，这场地震造成了重大的人员伤亡和财产损失。随后，风暴“丹尼尔”席卷利比亚，暴雨导致港口城市德尔纳上游的两座大坝决堤，洪水淹没了整个街区。
Indeed, geodiversity can teach us about the impact of climate change at different periods in Earth’s history, as well as the almost four-billion-year-old story of how life has evolved on our planet. This is why UNESCO is committed to promoting and protecting the diversity of our geological heritage.
地质多样性可以帮助我们了解地球历史上不同时期气候变化的影响，以及近40亿年来生命在地球上的进化历程。正因如此，教科文组织致力于宣传和保护我们地质遗产的多样性。
As the only United Nations body with a mandate in Earth sciences, UNESCO has spent more than 50 years fostering international cooperation to encourage better understanding – and more sustainable use of – our planet’s geodiversity through its International Geoscience Programme. We also protect unique geological landscapes and heritage in our UNESCO Global Geoparks, as well as the geodiversity present in our many Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites.
作为唯一负有地球科学任务的联合国机构，教科文组织在过去50多年里，通过其国际地球科学计划促进国际合作，以推动更好地理解并且更可持续地利用地球上的地质多样性。我们还致力于保护教科文组织世界地质公园中独特的地质景观和遗产，以及我们众多的生物圈保护区和世界遗产地中的地质多样性。
International Geodiversity Day is an opportunity to remember this vital and often overlooked part of nature, which is so important in our daily lives, from the building materials we use for our homes to everyday items such as batteries and the ubiquitous smartphone.
地质多样性国际日为我们提供了一个契机，让我们铭记大自然中这一至关重要却常被忽视的部分。从修建房屋所用的建筑材料，到电池和无处不在的智能手机等日常用品，它在我们的日常生活中发挥着至关重要的作用。
International Geodiversity Day is also a chance to refocus our efforts to ensure that everyone on this planet we call home has equitable access to the benefits that geodiversity brings. That means giving the public access to places where they can learn about the geological history and diversity of our planet and ensuring that opportunities for formal education, research and careers in the geosciences are open to all.
地质多样性国际日也让我们有机会重聚力量，确保地球家园中的每一个人都能公平地获取地质多样性带来的惠益。这意味着让公众能够走近有助于他们了解我们地球的地质历史及其多样性的胜地，并确保地球科学领域的正规教育、研究和职业机会向所有人开放。
On this International Day, UNESCO calls on the international community to galvanize the potential of geological sciences – and view familiar landscapes through fresh eyes.
值此国际日之际，教科文组织呼吁国际社会激发地质科学的潜能，并以新的眼光审视熟悉的景观。
本文来源：UNESCO
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