ESSAY

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

-JUNE 5 2021

“Reimagine. Recreate. Restore “

Hi everyone,

“No job is too big and no action is too small. The care of our Earth is a job for us all. It is the
day to celebrate environment's birthday. This day take more relevance today, JUNE 5.Today we need to
focus on the importance of the environment and to remind people that nature should not be taken for
granted. This day is observing across the world to respect and acknowledge everything that the
environment has given mankind and to take the pledge that to protect it. It is very necessary to point
that the World Health Organization (WHO) has joined UN decade on Ecosystem Restoration. It is a
mission to prevent reverse the degradation of ecosystems and the diversity of life they sustain. WHO
will work as a collaborating agency along with the United Nation’s Environment Program(UNEP), THE
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations and other partners.

Here the article can be discussed in few points.

1.History of World Environment Day

2.Why do we celebrate World Environment Day?

3.What is the theme of this year World Environment Day?

4.What do we do on World Environment Day?

So we can see about all points briefly here.

1.History of World Environment Day

The Environment is not at all a silly thing and not something new. It is one of the biggest annual events
organized by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the significance of nature. The
United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972,which was the first day of
Stockholm conference on the human environment. Then in 1974,the theme of World Environment Day
was “Only One Earth”. Since the various host countries have been celebrating it. World Environment Day
was first observed in 1974 in the United States.

2.Why do we celebrate World Environment Day?

In every year, our world celebrates World Environment Day on 5th June to raise awareness about
Environmental Health and to prevent it’s further damage by taking preventive measures. Moreover to
also take various preventive measures to aware and alert on the effects of Global Warming. Since we all
know that Global Warming is the root cause of the rain of our environment. Therefore it is our duty to
protect our environment and stop all the exploitation that is destroying it. Because in the end, it is our
basic need for our survival and our generations ahead.
3.What is the theme of this year World Environment Day?

Each and every day gives us a gorgeous and variety lessons. Like that each year celebration of the World
Environment Day is prepared in accordance with the specific themes and by having specific slogans for
that theme to bring success in the campaign around the globe. For previous year 2020,Columbia hosted
the Global World Environment Day Celebrations on the theme ‘Time For Nature' with a focus on its role
in providing the essential infrastructure that supports life on earth and human development. For the
year 2019, China hosted the Global World Environment Day Celebrations and the theme was ‘Air
Pollution'. In the year 2018, India hosted the Global World Environment Day and the theme was ‘Beat
Plastic Pollution'. It is an initiative to combat the use of plastic and encourage public industries and
communities to reduce the production of plastic and dumping it into the oceans which damage the
marine life and pollute the water. This year our neighbouring country Pakistan will host World
Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) this year’s
observance of World Environment Day will be on the theme of ‘Ecosystem Restoration' and focus on
resetting our relation with nature. It will also mark the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration 2021-2030.

4.what do we do on World Environment Day?

On the World Environment Day, we all participate in various campaigns to spread awareness about
Environmental protection. Organization all around the world come together on this day, to take small
steps to improve our future. Schools and offices encourage workers and students to plant trees or clean
up some local land. These small efforts can leave a big impact on the environment. To improve the
environmental conditions, the government and the international organizations must come together to
fight the problems and save our environment. Introducing stricter laws, preventing the use of plastics
and planting more trees can help to curb pollution and help save the environment. This can help spread
awareness and help people lower the gravity of the pollution levels around them.

CONCLUSION

We discussed more about our environment. The whole idea of World Environment Day is to create a
natural and beautiful world free of pollution or any other scarcity of natural resources. One should
always be conscious on their activities and strive to keep our surroundings clean and healthy, protect
the natural resources and use them in an efficient and careful manner. Banning plastic, recycling, saving
water, plant more trees, saving wild life and animals are some of the steps which led as to better
environment. Planet earth is a beautiful place but we human being have destroyed it for our selfish
needs which has led to pollution, scarcity of water, untidiness, etc…

Today, one of the most memorable natural scenery is Amazon Rainforest. It is known as “The Lungs
Of The Earth”. Exploitations against it is also familiar to us. If we do not take proper steps to save the
natural resources, everything will deplete one day and we will be left nothing like water, pure and fresh
air. It is our responsibility to save our mother nature and protect it from pollution and other hazards,
which will lead us to a healthy future and as well as a healthy life.

So, let me conclude. In this World Environment Day, thank you all for being a part of this article.
Stay safe, Stay with bonded hearts and together we all can do the good for our environment.

THANK YOU…..
Cdt.NIMY THERESSA THOMAS

DEEPA H.S KUZHITHOLU

33(K)BN NCC NEDUMKANDAM

KOTTAYAM GROUP

KERALA AND LAKSHADWEEP DIRECTORATE