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World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action. The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Klaus Töpfer, former UNEP Exec. ...
"Stockholm was without doubt the landmark event in the growth of international environmentalism," writes John McCormick in the book Reclaiming Paradise. "It was the first occasion on which the political, social and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at an intergovernmental forum with a view to actually taking corrective action."
WED 2007
The topic for World Environment Day for 2007 is "Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?" During International Polar Year, WED 2007 focuses on the effects that climate change is having on polar ecosystems and communities, on other ice- and snow-covered areas of the world, and the resulting global impacts. The International Polar Year (or IPY) was a collaborative, international effort researching the polar regions. ...
The main international celebrations of the WED 2007 will be held in the City of Tromsø, Norway, a city north of the Arctic Circle self-styled as "The Gateway to the Arctic".[1] County Troms District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ...
World map showing the Arctic Circle in red A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ...
The UNEP statement on WED 2007 states:
The day's agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership, which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. World Environment Day is a people's event with colourful activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns. [2] WED 2006 The topic for WED 2006 was Deserts and Desertification. The slogan for WED 2006 is "Don't desert drylands". A dune in the Egyptian desert In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation. ...
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The slogan emphasised the importance of protecting drylands, which cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface. This ecosystem is home to one-third of the world’s people who are more vulnerable members of society.The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2006 were held in Algeria. Xeric redirects here. ...
A coral reef near the Hawaiian islands is an example of a complex marine ecosystem. ...
WED 2005
Standard WED banners hung in San Francisco in May 2005. The term "Green Cities" is prominently featured in the banner. From the official site: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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- Today, the majority of the world's people live in cities. Recognizing this historic moment, Mayor Gavin Newsom has invited Mayors from around the globe to San Francisco for United Nations World Environment Day to forge a collective path towards a sustainable urban future.
- Mayors are emerging as the most powerful and flexible agents of change. They are able to respond quickly to environmental issues and are uniquely accountable to their citizens. Their enormous purchasing power is shaping markets and making environmental sustainability a manufacturing consideration. They are tackling the globe's most challenging environmental issues and their visionary solutions provide inspiration and serve as models to all sectors of society.
Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, California. ...
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Previous themes - 2007 - Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
- 2006 - Deserts and Desertification - Don't Desert Drylands!
- 2005 - Green Cities – Plan for the Planet!
- 2004 - Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
- 2003 - Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
- 2002 - Give Earth a Chance
- 2001 - Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
- 2000 - The Environment Millennium - Time to Act
- 1999 - Our Earth - Our Future - Just Save It!
- 1998 - For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas
- 1997 - For Life on Earth
- 1996 - Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home
- 1995 - We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment
- 1994 - One Earth One Family
- 1993 - Poverty and the Environment - Breaking the Vicious Circle
- 1992 - Only One Earth, Care and Share
- 1991 - Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership
- 1990 - Children and the Environment
- 1989 - Global Warming; Global Warning
- 1988 - When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last
- 1987 - Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof
- 1986 - A Tree for Peace
- 1985 - Youth: Population and the Environment
- 1984 - Desertification
- 1983 - Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy
- 1982 - Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)
- 1981 - Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains
- 1980 - A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction
- 1979 - Only One Future for Our Children - Development Without Destruction
- 1978 - Development Without Destruction
- 1977 - Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation
- 1976 - Water: Vital Resource for Life
- 1975 - Human Settlements
- 1974 - Only one Earth
Notes - ^ Norwegian Polar Institute, World Environment Day 2007–information in Englishand Norwegian
- ^ UNEP, About World Environment Day 2007
See also This is a list of topics related (in whole or in part) to (a) phenomena in the natural environment which have a definite or significantly possible connection with human activity or (b) features of human activity which have a definite or significantly possible connection with the natural environment, even if...
This page has a list of environmental dates, that is to say, dates designated for promoting awareness of environmental matters. ...
External links - WED, About UK World Environment Day 2007
- UNEP, About World Environment Day 2007
- UNEP, World Environment Day 2006
- UNEP, About World Environment Day 2005
- World Environment Day 2005 host city site
- Previous themes of World Environment Day
- News & Events - UN Days, Weeks and Years
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