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Thing to do on WED
If you still didn’t get what to do on Tuesday, here’s a list of five places, across India where you could be on World Environment Day 2012- an opportunity to promote awareness and take on a green pledge.
1. The British Council Library and Information Centre is organizing a workshop to mark The World Environment Day where the following topics will be discussed
- Green Economy
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change- Myanmar perspective
- Environment and Energy
- Sustainable Development
Date: Friday 1 June 2012 Time: 4.30 – 7.30 pm Venue: British Council Library and Information Centre, Kolkata. Reservation will be done at the library desk! Both members and non-members are welcome. Non-members need to bring their NRC or passport on the day of event. 2. The pollution control board will hold awareness campaigns on June 5 - World Environment Day, Kolkata. 3. PFF is organizing prize money ‘ENVIRO-QUIZ’ for all high school students of Assam, on Environment and nature, Bio-Diversity, Ecology, Zoology, Botany, and other related subjects and the medium of it will be in English and Assamese.
Date: June 5 Venue: the District Library Auditorium, Guwahati. Interested students and schools can contact in the number 94351-46157 and can e-mail to pff.india@gmail.com for details and participation confirmation. 4. Earth Witness – Film On the occasion of World Environment Day 2012, Hyderabad takes pleasure on promoting environmental awareness and sustainable development through considering the interconnection of nature and culture in the human experience. Venue: Goethe – Zentrum Date: Tuesday, 5th June, 12 Time: 6:00 pm
5. “Science Express” on World Environment Day, Chennai To create awareness on bio-diversity, the Union Government would launch 'Science Express'. The train would be flagged off at Safdarjung Railway station at New Delhi, by Mr M F Farooqui, Special Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The train would travel across the country to create awareness among the people on preserving environment. The special train would have eight coaches on the theme of biodiversity, one coach on climate change and three coaches having interactive displays on relevant themes. Bio-diversity was extremely vital to human survival and India has been in the forefront of preserving biodiversity in a sustainable way. | | .Feedback! |
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| Nature never betrayed the heart that loved it, said William Wordsworth but the human race has betrayed nature to the extent that “save the environment” is the cry of the twenty first century people. Today, not only the individual, state or nation but the whole world feels the adverse effects of environment degradation and it’s all because of their own disregard for the planet and the never ending demands! World Environment Day (WED) - this year on June 5 - is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), helps to spread awareness about how much we are hurting our environment and that we need to take serious actions immediately! The activities such as street rallies and parades, concerts, tree planting, and clean-up campaigns are carried out to increase green footprints. For WED 2012, people across the world will be encouraged to carry out an environmental activity and help break the record for the greatest number of activities registered in WED’s four decade history.  © 2012 EarthSmiles.net . All rights reserved. Made from 100% recycled pixels. WED helps to spread awareness about how much we are hurting our planet.
One Green World
By Divya Dhamija
|  | | Everyone says that indiscriminate use of resources will lead to a bleak tomorrow: How come only the kids believe it? | Planting a tree is a good way to start the sustainable habit! Every year, World Environment Day is hosted in a different country with a different theme for one week. The theme is selected along with an Environment Day slogan, which aims to highlight the importance of protecting our planet and to promote an understanding that each individual can play an effective role in reducing environmental issues. Last year India hosted the program, with the theme “Forest: Nature at your service”. This year the host for The World Environment Day 2012 is the Federative Republic of Brazil and the theme is Green Economy: Does it include you? There are two parts to this theme, where the first highlights the Green Economy and the second invites you to evaluate whether you are included in this vision of a brighter future. A Green Economy is defined as one that results in an improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological deficiencies. The UNEP had launched ‘Green Economy Initiative’ to provide a broad and practical working mechanism, through analysis and policy support for investing in green sectors and in greening environmental unfriendly sectors. It is therefore not just a passing environmental rage but is “an essential solution for environment problems, because the problems are often deeply connected with poverty and economic issues”, says Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP. And this year, there’s added encouragement to get active for the environment. Five fuel-efficient cars will be awarded by Kia, to the best WED projects from each of the following categories:
1. People: Biggest number of participants active for a WED activity.
2. Theme: Best supports WED 2012 theme: Green Economy: Does it include you?
3. Creativity: Most innovative, unique & fun WED activity.
4. Impact: Activity that results in the most effective change. Ajay Khemka a senior citizen in Tatatalla, Kolkata, has this to offer: “Keeping and reusing materials was a way of life; but the new generation kids do not understand the value of things... we should recycle garbage to the right containers : YELLOW- Plastic. GREEN - Glass. BLUE- Paper and make our Earth green.” Shalini, a school girl said on Environment Day the students of her school plant trees and clean the playgrounds, because it helps to keep the surroundings clean and healthy. Though World Environment Day encourages a large mass to appreciate our environment and consider how we can help protect it for the benefit of all humanity, but we should not wait for a particular day to save our environment, we can always do little things everyday! Look at the top right hand corner of the EarthSmiles.net homepage to get a green tip to do - everyday! So, “Don’t be mean, go green!
Don’t be hollow, or else civilization will be swallowed
Take part in Environment Day and in future it will pay!” |
