World Environment Day 06/15/2011
World Environment Day World Environment Day (WED) celebration began in 1972. It has grown to become one of the main ways through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages both political attention and action by individuals and communities. Through WED, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is trying to personalize environmental issues and motivate persons across the planet to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustaining the planet for all persons and future generations to come. UNEP’s website (Spanish or French) offers many ways to be involved in sustaining the environment. Forests: Nature At Your Service WEP’s focus this year is: forests. Alarming deforestation has brought forests to international attention. Every year, 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed, which is equal to the size of Portugal. They are the green lungs of the earth, vital to the survival of people everywhere -- all seven billion of us. Forests feed our rivers, are essential to supplying the water for nearly 50% of our largest cities, and create and maintain soil fertility. Read more Your Turn Here at the UN, we need to hear your experiences. This helps us to keep in our sights what is the reality in different parts of the world. YOUR experiences, insights and questions are needed and welcome. Questions: 1. What are the concerns about the forests in your area? 2. What is being done to increase and preserve the forests where you live? Who is leading the work? Who is doing the work? Click "add comment" to leave your thoughts. Add Comment |
