World Environment Day 2014 - Theme Activities History Slogans Essay

Every year on June 5 the world environment day is celebrated for raising the general awareness on positive environmental action for protecting the earth and the nature. Mainly this program is run by the united nations environment program.

This program was developed and created by the united nations general assembly in the year 1972 and from that day onwards the conference on human environment started. In the year 1973 the world environment day was first celebrated. Then each year it is celebrated in a different theme. The world environment day begins in the northern hemisphere and ends in the southern hemisphere. In the tropical regions, it is in midsummer.

Endorsements of celebrities:

The celebrities and the media have taken commitments in celebrating world environment day by signing up the endorsements and taking part in it. The goodwill ambassadors like model Gisele Bundchen are giving an sos for taking part in the world environment day and thereby joining a team for combating climate change. They give messages to individual people for joining any of the celebrities and make a difference by taking pledges for supporting the world environment day.

Events related with world environment day:

From the year 2007 onwards the Eco action day is celebrated in Singapore for inspiring the individual people for reducing the energy use of the workplace.

World environment day- anthem

The anthem named earth anthem was developed by the poet Abhay K and this anthem was launched in the year 2013 June on the occasion of world environment day by the ministers Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor. This was a function organized by the Indian council of cultural relations in New Delhi. The anthem was launched in eight languages which includes official languages of united nations like Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. The two other languages were Hindi and Nepali.

Theme related with world environment day

The 2014 theme for the world environment day is small islands and climate change and this is a theme which we will focus on this year. The official slogan for 2014 year raises your voice not the sea level.

World environment day activities

The major focus of this year's theme is to make changes in our household level. You can make awareness of small things like you can talk to your children in the family or you can speak to your colleagues in your locality and you can inform every person about this year's theme about the environment day.

Awareness is spreading

Building small farm and garden

It is difficult to find good space in cities, but if you are having one, then you can make small farm and garden. We can plant various fruits and vegetables. We can understand about the different seeds and plants and how to take care of it properly. We can create a garden and we can grow plants and flowers. By doing this you can love the nature. If someone doesn't have enough space, then can tell them to start sapling or potato in a bag or make a small garden on the terrace.

Use public transport

Use public transportation on the world environment day and tell other people also to use the public transport. If you are already using public transport, then you can walk some distances and you can introduce the concept of public transport to your family and to your friends. Cycle is the best medium for getting a good exercise and thereby you will have good health.

Make it public

If you have done anything about world environment day, then you can make a talk about it. You can share the pictures on Face book, Twitter. Make the people to know what you are planning to do it on the world environment day. You can invite your friends by giving an invitation from Face book. Use twitter tags for spreading your message easily.

World environment day quotes

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has- By Margaret Mead
Keep close to nature’s heart and break clear away, once in a while and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean- by John Muir
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth- by Henry David Thoreau.
People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame and only one- themselves. By Robert Collier.
Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

World environment day slogans

Save earth, this is the only planet with girls.
Green economy, does it include you? The World.
Treat me well and keep me clean.
Keep your world clean and green. Save trees, save the environment. Clean city, green city, happy world.

World environment day speech

Good morning dear friends and respected teachers. Today all of you know that we are celebrating world environment day. In our school we have kept this program. Today am giving you a speech on world environment day.

The world environment day is celebrated worldwide every year under the leadership of united nations for making a public awareness of the environment. In recent times, need for promoting our earth friendly practices for maintaining a good health of our planet has arrived. Most of the world nations struggle to reverse the current condition of climate change. World environment day is alert for making gratefulness to mother nature which sustains all forms of life. Conservation and protection of the environment and love for nature have always been part and parcel of Indian ethos and culture. By this am concluding my speech. Have a good day ahead.

Saturday, 24 May 2014