Honourable chairs, fellow delegates,

Along with the increase of economic activity in formerly undisrupted natural habitats and the
technologic transgression of new boundaries, it is only natural that we are witnessing a change
that should make us all realise that the Earth is finite and that sooner or later we will all find
ourselves lacking greatly in resources as well as nature will be severely damaged by our
common actions.Subsequently, it is vital that we acknowledge the treath and act together,
united by international cooperation, in order to slow the process of change or even halt it, for
it is certain that our economic and social development has been doing irreparable harm over
the last few decades.
The Russian Federation takes great interest in finding solutions to this problem and is deeply
concerned that, possibly, its own industrial activity might have caused an environmental
disaster to emerge quietly, slowly dooming humanity to degradation and slow extinction.
Russia's has agreed to several plans of action, such as the Agenda 21, as well as several
regulations issued by the Russian government to ensure the gradual shift to a more sustainable
development of the natural resources that the Federation is so rich in.
However, as a country with great economic interests that surely is abundant in natural
resources, Russia is against the drastic measures suggested by some, for instance,
transforming several regions on Earth into preserved habitats (take the Arctic for example,
where Russia has great territorial claims). It is known for a fact that Russia suggests we
should progress, but with small steps, not rushing ones, so as to avoid making drastic changes
that we might later regret.We support the idea of making little changes that will have a great
effect as time passes. It's with small steps taken by us all that we are to move on to a better
future.
Russia would be utterly pleased to be involved in the process of changing the Earth and
preserving its wildlife, starting with the Arctic.We can no longer ignore the fact that our
collective actions may havetriggered irreversible consequences for us all. Denial stopped
being an option after human pressure started tooverwhelm nature. Now, it's time for us to act,
trying to mend what we've broken, consciously or not. Therefore, we are looking forward to a
fruitful conference that might, hopefully, end with the best resolutions that could possibly put
an end to this situation.
The delegate yields the floor back to the chairs.