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World Environment Day, June 5th of Each Year: Report on 2018—“Beat Plastic Pollution”

“World Environment Day” takes place on June 5th of each year and is celebrated in over 100 countries. It is the United Nation’s most important day for calling for environmental awareness and for doing something about the environment.

World Environment day began in 1974. Each year there is a different theme and different host country. The host country in 2018 was India and the theme was “Beat Plastic Pollution.” In furtherance of this objective, the Indian government announced a plan to eliminate all single-use plastic bags by 2022.

It is sadly worth noting that in 2017 the North Carolina legislature approved legislation prohibiting any locality in the state from banning single-use plastic bag

Learn about World Environment Day here and prepare for 2019!

 

We have received this interesting report about the 2018 World Environment Day activities in Nepal:Forms

Every year Youth Awareness Environmental Forum (YAEF/Nepal) has been celebrating June 4, 5 & 6 as very special Days for the World Environment Day. This year also YAEF has celebrated the world environment day successfully.

Following are the sparks for those celebrated moments.

Tree Plantation

World Environment Day June 5, 2018 programme, was inaugurated by YAEF/Nepal’s Chairman, Dr. Astaman Kisee Maharjan, at Radio Paryabaran 104.2 MHz premises by planting trees like Organce, Chapa, Rudrachaya (medicinal and religious valuable trees.).

Speech Competition and Essay Contest

YAEF/Nepal) celebrated the Day with events planning for speech competitions as essay contests from June 4, 5 and 6. The program is broadcast over Radio Paryabaran 104.2MHz, Community Radio Lalitpur Godawari.

Open Speech Competition: 175 participants addressed the topic “Environment and Development” with a broadcast over Radio Paryabaran 104.2 MHz (Lalitpur Godawari Area, Badegaon).

Mass Rally to Beat Plastic Pollution

Mass Rally: 425 people participated in the rally covering 2 kilometers, wearing T-shirts indicating UNEP slogan “Beat Plastic Pollution. If You Can’t Reuse It, Refuse it.”

Conservation of the Godawara Area

Interactive Programme: 375 young people participated in an interactive programme on the topic “Conservation of Godawari Area’s Environment and “Beat Plastic Pollution. If You Can’t Reuse It, Refuse it.” 

Memorandum: YAEF presented a memorandum (Gyapan Patra) to His Priminister K.P Oli for action in the Godawari-Phulchoki Area Conservation process, which is the major water resource, rich in biodiversity and cultural heritage in the Kathmandu Valley. 

Women in Conservation

Women in conservation: An interactive programme addressed “The Role of women In Environmental Conservation”. YAEF and ECR FM Woman Division jointly organized an interact Live Phone Program through ECR FM 104.2MHz. Some 125 callers joined the discussion on “The role of women in protecting environment.”