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"Mr President, in Greece this year we had a serious lack of rainfall in the winter, which caused significant damage to agricultural and livestock production. Unfortunately, since the first days of summer we have had unusually high temperatures throughout south-eastern Europe, lasting for more than ten days and accompanied by catastrophic fires.
In my country, large areas were destroyed in Pilion and Parnitha, which is an important mountain massif in Attica and has been a national forest since 1961. It had a unique pine forest with 1 100 species of plants, some of which are endemic, only growing in this area, and was home to 23 rare species of endangered animals, including the strongest population of red deer in the country.
Unfortunately, environmental damage over recent years has taken on nightmare proportions.
My call is this: I urge you in all earnestness to start a global information campaign at the initiative of the European Union about the major problems facing the planet which, in addition to the destruction of forests throughout the world, include pollution and overfishing of the seas, soil contamination and pollution of the atmosphere.
All these factors are bringing about an ecological imbalance in nature and a reduction in biodiversity. Before it is too late, we must take initiatives and action designed to save our planet, because soon the situation will be irreversible. We owe it to future generations; we owe it to our children."@en1
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