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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
General
Information
WHEN DID IT ALL
BEGIN?
World
Environment Day was established by the United Nations General
Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference
on the Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by the
General Assembly the same day, led to the creation of UNEP.
HOW CAN YOU
CELEBRATE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY?
World Environment
Day can be celebrated in many ways, including street rallies,
bicycles parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions
in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns
and much more. In many countries, this annual event is used to
enhance political attention and action.
Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment
deliver statements and commit themselves to care for the Earth.
More serious pledges are made which lead to the establishment of
permanent governmental structures dealing with environmental
management and economic planning. This observance also provides
an opportunity to sign or ratify international environmental
conventions.
On this World
Environment Day, let us examine the state of our environment.
Let us consider carefully the actions which each of us must
take, and then address ourselves to our common task of
preserving all life on earth in a mood of sober resolution and
quiet confidence.
World
Environment Day 2003 -
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