Today is World
Environment Day (WED), it is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is
the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for
the protection of our environment. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship
campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine
pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption
and wildlife crime. WED has grown to become a global platform for public
outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, WED
has a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and
celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes.
World Environment Day was
established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the
Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, resulting from discussions on
the integration of human interactions and the environment. Two years later, in
1974 the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth". 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.
For almost five decades,
World Environment Day has been raising awareness, supporting action, and
driving change. Each year has given birth to “A Slogan and a Program” to
counter environmental problems. Here is a timeline of key accomplishments in
WEDs’ history:
The theme for 2019 is
"Beat Air Pollution" and the host nation is China.
World Environment Day Anthem
An Earth Anthem penned by poet Abhay K is sung to celebrate World
Environment Day:
Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the
universe
all the continents and all the oceans
united we stand as flora and fauna
united we stand as species of one
earth
different cultures, beliefs and ways
we are humans, the earth is our home
all the people and the nations of the
world
all for one and one for all
united we unfurl the blue marble
flag.
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