The Essay on ‘World Environment Day’ (WED)
Introduction
World
Environment Day (WED)
is observed every year
on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive
environmental action to protect the nature and the planet Earth.
It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). "World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide
awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
History of the Environmental day
World Environment Day (also called as WED) has
been started celebrating as an annual event on every 5th of June since 1973.It was first time
celebrated in 1973 with the particular theme “Only one Earth”. Since 1974, the
celebration campaign of the world environment day is hosted in different cities
of the world.
Why
World Environment Day is Celebrated
Some of the objectives of the world
environment day campaign are mentioned below:
Ø It is celebrated to make aware the common
public about the environmental issues.
Ø Encourage common people from different society
and communities.
Ø Let them know that community people are very
essential to inhibit negative changes towards the environmental issues.
Ø Encourage people to make their nearby
surroundings safe and clean to enjoy safer, cleaner and more prosperous future.
World
Environment Day Activities
Variety of activities are planned to celebrate
this great event in different countries to encourage more people towards the
celebration. Various news channels take part very actively in the celebration
to cover the news and distribute messages about the celebration among common
public through their news publications to bring effective and positive changes
towards the environment to solve all the environmental issues. Some of the national
and international level activities include street rallies, tree plantation,
garbage recycling, surrounding areas clean-up, parades and so many activities
in order to draw people attention towards wide range of environmental issues as
well as bring difference.
World
Environment Day Theme and Slogan
Each year celebration of the World Environment
Day is based on the particular theme decided by the United Nations
Some Year wise list of the themes and slogans
of world environment day are mentioned below:
v The theme of the year 2015 was “One
World, One Environment”.
v The theme of the year 2009 was “Your Planet
Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change”..
v The theme of the year 1997 was “For Life on
Earth”.
v The theme of the year 1985 was “Youth:
Population and the Environment”.
v The theme of the year 1973 was “Only one
Earth”.
World
Environment Day Quotes
Some of the famous quotes (written by the
famous personalities) on world environment day are mentioned below:
1. “The environment is
everything that isn’t me”. – Albert Einstein 2. “Thank God men cannot
fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth”. – Henry David Thoreau 3. “We won’t have a
society if we destroy the environment”. – Margaret Mead 4. 5. “Earth provides enough
to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed”. – Mahatma Gandhi
Conclusion
The ‘world
environment day’ is most important for all the human beings and for our earth
which we live. Also, this is the best day than the other celebrated day. It
also inspires to our future generation and also encourages all the persons to
save our earth. So, we should celebrate this day not only in school or other
offices but also personally and keep it in future life and generation.
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