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It is to promote people to change their attitude towards the environment for making
a safe future. State level activities based on theme are organized by the Kerala
State Council for Science, Technology and Environment in order to celebrate the
World Environment Day. The theme for World Environment Day celebration 2016 was
�Fight against the Illegal Trade in Wildlife�.
The main objectives of this campaign are encouraged among public by the media and
celebrities through endorsing and participating in its celebration. The goodwill
ambassadors from United Nations Environment Programme send messages worldwide to
take actions for World Environment Day. This campaign makes a call to the people to
join its celebration event in mass number to get aware of the real environment
conditions and be an agent of the effective programs against environmental issues
to combat with the climate changes. We should involve in the celebration and take
pledge to save our environment for better future.
World Environment Day was declared in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly
during the opening of United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. However,
this campaign was started and first celebrated on 5th June in 1973. It is
celebrated every year and its celebration is based on its annual theme especially
declared by the United Nations. This program is hosted by a city where
environmental topics are discussed including various activities. It is the most
important day of United Nations for encouraging and aware people worldwide to take
some positive actions for the protection of our environment. Now, it has been a big
global platform for public outreach in more than 100 countries.
The celebration of World Environment Day takes place in India through various
activities especially in the schools and colleges. Teachers plan some effective
programmes to generate awareness among students such as essay writing, speech
recitation, academia, topic discussion, slide shows, quiz competition, art
competition, banners display, seminars, symposia, workshops on particular theme,
painting competition, lectures on related topic, theme based demonstration, film
shows, quotes writing, slogans writing, etc. Students are encouraged for positive
actions regarding protection of our environment.
Conclusion:
The condition of our environment is getting declined day by day because of the
pollution and global warming. We should celebrate and promote eco-friendly
development in our country in order to save the environment for better future.
The celebration of this campaign is hosted every year by different city during
which an international exhibition takes place for whole week. United Nations aware
and promote people about environment through this campaign celebration. It is an
effective annual campaign to get public action and political attention positively.
Varieties of activities are organized during its celebration to make it more
effective and fulfill the objectives of particular theme of the year. Activities
are like essay writing, paragraph writing, speech, drama play, street rallies, quiz
competition, art and paintings, parades, debates, and many more activities. Other
kinds of exhibitions are organized to promote environmental awareness among people.
It attracts a huge gathering of academics, environmentalists, professors,
scientists, politicians, etc including common public where new ideas are created
concerning the environment.
Other than the celebration of world environment day by the host city, it is
individually celebrated by the countries in their states, cities, hometowns,
schools, colleges, public places, etc with parades, cleanup activities, concerts,
recycling initiatives, tree plantation, including all kinds of green actions to
motivate and inspire people towards the bad condition of this beautiful planet. It
is not a public holiday thus all the schools and offices remain open and no one
gets off. It is an initiative to work together for taking some positive actions to
maintain the beauty of the planet. We should keep in mind all the objectives of
this campaign all around the year and convert them into actions accordingly in the
form of beautifying the surrounding areas through plantation and cleanliness,
saving water, less of use of electricity, using organic and local foods, save
wildlife, and so many. We have only one planet to live on, it is our home and only
we are responsible to maintain its natural beauty forever.
WED was established with various plans, agenda and objectives to remove all the
environmental issues from this planet and make it really a beautiful planet. It was
necessary to establish this particular event to focus on environmental problems and
give people a face to environmental issues. Its celebration helps us to understand
the importance of healthy environment for our healthy life as well as to empower
public to be the active agents of sustainable and environment-friendly development
worldwide. It spreads the common understanding among people that it is must to
change their attitudes towards environmental issues to ensure the availability of a
safer and more prosperous future to all the nations and peoples.
World environment day campaign is run by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). Its headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya however celebrated in over 100
countries all across the world. It was established in 1972 however celebrated first
time in 1973. The celebration event of it is hosted every year by the different
city (known as host city) with different theme (declared by the UNGA). It is
celebrated through the international collaboration of people. The theme of world
environment day celebration 2016 was �fight against the illegal trade in wildlife
for life� and host country was Angola.
It focuses to bring people from all countries at one track to deal and combat with
the climate changes and improve the management of forests. It is celebrated with
many creative activities such as tree plantation, cultural activities by students,
drawing, painting, quiz competitions, debate, lectures, essay writing, banner
display, speech recitation, etc on topics related to the environment protection.
Workshops (regarding sustainable project management) are also organized to
encourage youths about the environment and climate change issues for safe future on
the earth.
In 2009, an environment fair was held in Chennai and Bangalore with the activities
like on the spot painting competition, training programmes for students over e-
waste management, renewable energy devices, wildlife conservation, rain water
harvesting systems, waste recycle and reuse processes, debates on rising global
warming, biodegradable wastes, awareness drives about �go green� revolution, etc
for eco-friendly infrastructure and energy efficiency to curb global warming and
save natural resources.