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Charles urges protection of nature, warns of collapse of critical natural systems
Summary
In his address King Charles III warned that the 'collapse of critical natural systems' threatens prosperity and national security and urged both nations to safeguard nature as a shared responsibility.
King Charles III devoted a portion of his address to environmental stewardship, saying the generation must decide how to address "the collapse of critical natural systems, which threatens far more than the harmony and essential diversity of nature." He framed nature as "our most precious and irreplaceable asset" and linked conservation to prosperity and national security.
Charles appealed to the audience's sense of shared responsibility across communities, indigenous groups, cities and rural areas, arguing that protecting natural systems underpins long-term economic well-being. He said action should draw on the civic and political traditions that have sustained both nations, urging renewed cooperation for future generations.
