WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2013
WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY 2013
5th
June is observed as Environment Day throughout the globe annually. World
Environment Day was first celebrated on 5th June in 1972, it is also popularly
known as Environment Day and is a means to tackle environmental challenges that
include climate change, global warming, disasters and conflicts, harmful
substances, environmental governance, ecosystem management and resource
efficiency. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had named
India, for the first time, as the global host of World Environment Day 2011 on
June 5, for "embracing the process of a transition to a Green
Economy." Each year, World Environment Day is hosted in a different city
with a different theme for one week that kicks off on June 5. A World
Environment Day theme is selected along with an Environment Day slogan, which
aims to emphasize the importance of protecting our planet and promote an
understanding that they each individually can play a significant and effective
role in tackling environmental issues. The theme of the World Environment
Day 2013, is Think. Eat. Save. The new food-inspired global campaign focuses on
the fact that over one billion tons of food is lost or wasted each year,
according to UNEP.
An
effective way of ensuring food security is to minimize food wastage. Avoiding
food wastage is also one of the easiest ways to aid the over burdening environment.Food
waste crosses racial, class and gender lines. It's a systemic problem rooted in
a culture of abundance and busy lifestyle. But it's also one we can change.
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