WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, June 5
June 5, every year is celebrated as World Environment Day or WED. The day is set aside to encourage awareness and action to protect the natural environment. It draws attention to environmental issues such as marine pollution, air pollution, deforestation, and wildlife crime such as poaching.
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Each year, WED has a new theme that major corporations, communities, governments, and celebrities adopt to advocate environmental causes.
HOW TO OBSERVE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
One of the activities of the day in some countries is to play or sing the Earth “Anthem” penned by poet Abhay K to celebrate the day.
Visit the World Environment Day website. Go to https://worldenvironmentday.global/en to learn more about the day.
Follow on social media with #WED, or #Worldenvironmentday to see what others are doing around the world to mark the day
Plan a tree-planting day in your neighborhood.
Organize a neighborhood cleanup.
History
1972 was a significant year for creating a movement to sustain and protect the natural environment. That year, the United Nations, met in Sweden to rally the world to support environmental issues. Two years later, the first World Environment day was held in 1974.
Even though WED celebrations have been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began.
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