UNEP

Los seres humanos, en su búsqueda del desarrollo económico y del goce de las riquezas naturales, deberán hacer frente a la realidad de lo limitado que son los recursos y la capacidad de los ecosistemas, y deberán tener en cuenta las necesidades de las generaciones futuras.

Human beings, in their quest for economic development and enjoyment of the riches of nature, must come to terms with the reality of resource limitation and the carrying capacities of ecosystems, and must take account of the needs of future generations. This is the message of conservation.

Grasslands are an overlooked and poorly protected habitat even though semi-natural and managed grassland covers 10-20% of most central and eastern European countries. As agriculture intensifies, the extent of these already scattered sites and their species richness is declining.