The poem is a powerful call to arms, reminding listeners that we only have one Earth and we must protect her. The poem ties into the Decade of Restoration, a United Nations initiative that will launch on #WorldEnvironmentDay, to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. As Ms Sanchez says in her poem: “We are a fraction of a second in earth’s lifetime. Yet she is our only lifeline.”
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