Our planet is unique – as unique as the life that is on it. Its creation required so many cosmic coincidences that human existence is all the more amazing.
It was 300,000 years ago that the window of time first opened for modern man, a blink of the eye in space and time. Now we humans are faced
with one of the greatest challenges of our history: We are experiencing an unprecedented population growth and we will need to share a shrinking
habitat with eight, nine, or ten billion fellow humans over the coming decades. Our willingness to break new ground and use resources responsibly
and sparingly will determine what this window of opportunity will hold for us, and how peaceful and fulfilling our coexistence will be.
It is worth looking back at what has allowed us to grow and develop to this day: the courage to change, inspiration and team spirit. We have acquired an
enormous amount of knowledge about ourselves and the world. And we know what future generations need, what drives us in our innermost being and
what makes life worth living. We only need to take the next step, especially if we are all to benefit from it – especially for the children on this blue planet.