Environment Day
World environment day is also known as the Environment Day, Eco Day
or short form WED. It has been one of the great annual events for years
which is being celebrated worldwide by the people aiming to protect the
unique and life nurturing Nature on every 5th June.
World Environment Day 2016
World environment day 2016 would be celebrated by the people all across the world on 5th of June, at Sunday.
Why World Environment Day is Celebrated
World environment day annual celebration campaign was started to
address the huge environmental issues like wastage and losses of food,
deforestation, increasing global warming and so many. Every year
celebration is planned according to the particular theme and slogan of
the year to bring effectiveness in the campaign all through the world.
- It is celebrated to make aware the common public about the environmental issues.
- Encourage common people from different society and communities to actively participate in the celebration as well as become an active agent in developing environmental safety measures.
- Let them know that community people are very essential to inhibit negative changes towards the environmental issues.
- 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 to make the celebration
more effective by encouraging mass people worldwide to hugely take part
in addressing environmental issues on global scale. Year wise list of
the themes and slogans of world environment day are mentioned below:
- The theme of the year 2016 would be “Join the race to make the world a better place”.
- The theme of the year 2015 was “One World, One Environment”.
