Connecting people to Nature- 5th June- World environment day

'World Environment Day' (wed) is celebrated every year on 5th June. This day is celebrated to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental actions. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

'World Environment Day' (wed)  was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.It is a day when people focus on the environment and it is celebrated in over 100 countries. The day is observed to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action. World Environment Day is created to promote environmental issues to become active agents of sustainable and equitable developement. 

“Beat Plastic Pollution”

Each World Environment Day is organized around a theme that focuses attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. The theme for 2018, “Beat Plastic Pollution,” is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat one of the great environmental challenges of our time. The theme invites us all to consider how we can make changes in our everyday lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution on our natural places, our wildlife – and our own health. While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become over-reliant on single-use or disposable plastic – with severe environmental consequences.

This World Environment Day UN Environment is asking you, companies and civil society groups, to take a concrete action to Beat Plastic Pollution. Let’s all help to clean up our environment.

India, the host country

Every World Environment Day has a different global host country, where the official celebrations take place. This year it is India. Read more about the host country. 

"On World Environment Day, the message is simple: reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner, greener world." — Secretary-General, António Guterres


Some tips on 'World Environment Day'

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  Avoid smoking inside
• Avoid or minimise VOCs
• Service the air conditioner regularly
• Precautions to take indoors
• Clean the indoor air
• Avoid morning walks
• Avoid outdoor activities for kids
• Use masks

These precautions can hold you and your family good and strong